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THE 


Alaska  •  Yukon  -  Pacific 
Exposition 

ILLUSTRATED  ARTICLES 

Prepared  by  the 
DIVISION  OF  EXPLOITATION 


JAMES  A.  WOOD,  Director 
WELFORD  BEATON,  Chief  of  Publicity 


THE  OFFICIAL  SEAL. 


The  official  emblem  adopted  by  the  authorities  of  the  Alaska-Yukon- 
Pacific  Exposition  has  a  significance  of  its  own,  apart  from  its  inherent  beauty 
of  design. 

The  figure  on  the  right  under  the  fir  tree  represents  the  Pacific  Slope, 
holding  in  her  hand  a  train  of  cars,  typifying  Commerce  by  land.  That  on  the 
left,  shaded  by  the  dwarf  tree  of  Japan,  represents  the  Orient,  controlling 
Commerce  by  sea.  In  the  center,  with  a  backgrpund  of  the  Northern  Lights,  is 
the  figure  representing  Alaska,  bearing  a  double-handful  of  gold  nuggets,  signifying 
the  untold  wealth  of  the  North,  meeting  half  way  the  commerce  of  the  East  and 
West,  and  supplying  the  wealth  for  both. 


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OFFICIAL    ROSTER 


J.  E.  CHILBERG,  President 

JOHN  H.  McGRAW,   ^ice-President 

H.  C.  HENRY,   V  ice-President 

A.  S.  KERRY,   V  ice-President 

WILLIAM  M.  SHEFFIELD,  Secretary 

C.  R.  COLLINS,  Treasurer 

JOHN  W.  ROBERTS,  General  Counsel 

I.  A.  NADEAU,  Director  General 

JAMES  A.  WOOD,  Director  of  Exploitation 

WELFORD  BEATON,  C/n'e/  o/  Publicity 

FRANK  P.  ALLEN,  JR.,  Director  of  Works 

JAMES  FREDERICK  DAWSON,  Landscape  Architect 

HENRY  E.  DOSCH,  Director  of  Exhibits  and  Privileges 

E.  G.  MATTOX,  Director  of  Concessions 

Louis  W.  BUCKLEY,  Director  of  Special  Events 

A.  D.  BARRALL,  Director  of  Admissions 

G.  L.  BERG,  Director  of  Fine  Art 


THE  WORLD-WIDE  SIGNIFICENCE  OF 

THE  ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC 
EXPOSITION. 


By  James  A.   Wood,  Director  of  Exploitation. 

When,  on  June  1  st  of  this  year,  Seattle  flung  wide  the  gates  of  the  Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  to  welcome  the  peoples  of  the  world,  the  Occident  and 
the  Orient  met  face  to  face,  and  Alaska,  from  her  Northern  retreat,  invested  by 
common  fallacy  with  snow  and  ice,  fared  forth  to  meet  them,  and  display,  to 
an  astonished  world,  her  vast  resources  and  undreamed-of  possibilities. 

The  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  predicated  upon  the  fact  that  it 
is  impossible  to  learn  Asia  by  touring  Europe,  or  know  the  wonders  of  Alaska 
by  a  trip  to  Palm  Beach.  One  does  not  discover  the  secrets  of  the  south  seas 
at  Atlantic  City,  or  revel  in  the  scenery  of  Puget  Sound  on  a  Fall  River  steam- 
boat. The  Mississippi  river  may  be  toured  every  day  and  it  is.  The  Inside 
Passage  to  Alaska  may  be  toured  every  day,  and  it  isn't. 

Where  other  expositions  have  brought  their  exhibits,  their  peoples  and  all 
else  they  have  had  to  show  from  £non>n  places  over  beaten  paths,  the  Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  has  been  compelled  to  break  trail  into  the  lands  it 
exploits.  It  is  the  exposition  that  is  "different"  and  therein  is  the  secret  of  the 
tremendous  success  which  thus  early  is  assured. 

The  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  unique  among  enterprises  of  the 
kind.  It  is  altogether  a  departure  from  the  beaten  path,  into  regions  and  among 
peoples  little  known. 

It  is  not  a  "Cook's  Tour,"  a  personally  conducted  excursion  into  the  land 
of  everyday.  Rather  is  it  a  whimsical  ramble  through  the  wonderful  lands  of 
tomorrow. 

Seattle  has  assumed  the  task  of  introducing  the  half  of  the  world  which 
is  developed  almost  to  the  ultimate,  to  that  other  half  which  to  all  intents  and 
purposes  of  trade,  is  developed  not  at  all  and  which,  for  the  rest  of  the  centuries 


WELFOR.D  Vg 
BEATON 

CHIEF  OF  PUBLICITY 


JAMES  A  WOOD 

DIRECTOR.  OF  EXPLOITATION 


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THE    EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL 


*o  come,  is  to  be  the  field  of  the  world's  greatest  work.  It  assembles  the  islands 
and  peoples  of  the  south  seas,  so  that  Tagal  may  look  at  Siwash  and  the  world 
know  each  as  he  is. 

It  is  a  mighty  congress  of  the  peoples  and  religions  that  flourish  by  the 
western  seas;  Mohammed  confronts  the  great  god  Budda,  and  Confucius  bandies 
isms  with  the  Christian. 

Go  anywhere  today  into  the  highways  and  byways  of  Europe  and  see 
there  what  you  saw  in  Chicago.  Tour  the  Levant  and  see  what  you  saw  at 
St.  Louis,  but  you  must  come  to  Seattle  to  see  what  the  Government  has  done 
for  even  the  remotest  of  its  islands  in  the  Philippine  archipelago,  and  learn  what 
life  was  under  the  monarchs  of  Hawaii  and  what  life  there  is  today. 

Seattle's  fair  'is  number  eight  or  ten  in  the  list  of  expositions,  but  it  is  the 
first  of  expositions  of  its  kind.  It  is  as  different  from  those  that  have  gone 
before  it,  as  was  the  Chicago  exposition  from  its  progenitor,  the  glorified  county 
fair. 

The  great  expositions  of  the  past  have  covered  more  ground  and  spent  more 
money.  Chicago  blazed  the  trail  for  the  World's  Fairs,  and  Paris  and  St.  Louis 
followed  in  her  foot-steps,  adding  further  impetus  to  her  efforts  toward  bringing 
together  the  nations  of  the  world.  Buffalo,  Jamestown  and  Portland  gathered 
the  loose  ends  of  sectional  activities  and  wove  them  into  an  harmonious,  national 
whole.  Seattle,  however,  enters  a  new  field:  a  field  of  many  peoples  and  little 
known  lands :  a  field  that  presents  to  the  student  of  International.  Politics  new 
complications :  to  the  sociologist  and  political  economist  new  peoples,  customs  and 
conditions:  to  the  historian  and  biologist  new  channels  for  study  and  research. 
Here,  in  these  lands  of  unsolved  problems,  will  the  engineer  find  the  setting  for 
his  future  activities;  in  their  undeveloped  resources  will  the  hardy  settler  find  a 
livelihood  and  the  capitalist  his  millions. 

There  is  much  of  beauty  and  art  in  a  bit  of  the  china  of  Limoges,  but  how 
many  know  the  romance  behind  a  dainty  piece  of  cloissome  or  a  satsuma  vase. 
A  modern  motor-car  is  good  to  look  upon,  but  there  is  the  history  of  a  hidden  and 
mysterious  empire  in  a  team  of  malamute  dogs.  A  display  of  modern  shooting 
irons  is  well  worth  the  seeing,  but  a  Malay  kris  or  a  sarong  of  Sulu  would  draw 
the  larger  crowd.  It  is  the  Satsuma-malamute-sarong  side  of  things  which  the 
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  shows  you.  Limoges,  the  automobile  and  the 
American  made  shooting  iron  have  already  been  sufficiently  exploited. 


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SUPERVISING  A 
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LANDSCAPE 


GROUND      PLAN 

ALASKA- YUKON  -  PACIFIC 
EXPOSITION 


8  ORIENTAL 

6  AGRICULTURE 

7  MANUFACTURE 

8  MINES 

9  KING  COUNTY 

10  TRANSPORTATION 

11  MACHINERY 

12  FOUNDRY 

13  MUSIC  PAVILION 

14  Y.  W.  C.  A. 

15  JAPAN 

16  CANADA 

17  GRAND  TRUNK  R.  R. 

18  VANCOUVER  WORLD 
Id  HOO-HOO. 

20  FORESTRY 

21  OREGON 


BUILDINGS 

1  GOVERNMENT 

2  ALASKA 

3  HAWAII 

4  EUROPEAN 

22  WASHINGTON 

23  NEW  YORK 

24  NATURAL  AMPHI- 

THEATRE 
26  YAKIMA  COUNTY 

26  CALIFORNIA 

27  EDUCATION 

28  ARCTIC  BROTHERHOOD 

29  CHEHALIS 

30  SPOKANE 

31  HOSPITAL 

32  PHILIPPINES 

33  POWER  HOUSB 

34  FIRE  STATION 

35  FISHERIES 

36  RAILWAY  EMPLOYES 
27  SERVICE 


38  ADMINISTRATION 

39  AUDITORIUM 

40  FINE  ARTS 

41  WOMAN'S  STATE 

BUILDING 

42  LAKE  ENTRANCE 

43  U.  S.  LIFE  SAVING 

44  MAIN  ENTRANCE 

45  RAILROAD  STATION 

46  AMERICAN  WOMAN'S 

LEAGUE 

47  MASONS 

48  PHOTOGRAPHIC 

49  IDAHO 

50  UTAH 

51  SWEDEN 

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53  DAIRY 

54  GOOD  ROADS 

55  PARAFFINE  PAINT  CO 

56  MICHIGAN 

57  DAUGHTERS  AMERI- 

CAN  REVOLUTION 

58  BAPTISTS 

59  PURITAN  INN. 

60  RESTAURANTS 

61  SOUTH  ENTRANCE 

GATES 

62  RUSTIC  TRESTLE 

63  STOCK   EXHIBIT 

64  STADIUM 

65  MONUMENT 

66  WASHINGTON  STATUE 

67  S.  A.  R.  FLAGPOLE 


THE   EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL  11 

The  Government  shows  the  Philippines  for  the  first  time  at  a  world's  fair, 
that  is  to  say,  shows  the  archipelago  as  it  should  be  shown.  It  is  hoped  to  give 
the  American  public  a  knowledge  of  the  "little  brown  brother"  which  it  does 
not  now  possess;  to  demonstrate  his  great  capacity  for  government  and  indus- 
trialism and  to  gain  sympathy  and  assistance  for  those  benevolent  policies  which 
the  government  is  directing  in  his  behalf. 

Natives  from  the  remotest  islands  of  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  brought 
here  by  the  Government  that  we  may  observe  their  social,  civic  and  domestic  life, 
and  that  they,  in  turn,  may  absorb  the  atmosphere  of  enlightened  civilization, 
rub  elbows  with  Indians  of  the  many  Alaskan  tribes,  whose  racial  and  linguistic 
history,  weird  religious  and  superstitious  traditions,  are  preserved  intact.  At  no 
former  exposition  has  Japan  displayed  her  serious  side — the  marvelous  imitative 
and  inventive  qualities  that  in  forty  years  have  made  her  a  world-power;  her 
manufacturing  and  commercial  possibilities.  Heretofore  the  Japanese  exhibit 
has  been  an  affair  of  simpering  Geisha  maidens  and  tinkling  semisens,  while  the 
Chinese  representation  has  been  wholly  lacking.  China,  however,  has  roused  at 
last  and  rivals  Japan  in  her  display  at  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition. 

The  relations  of  Seattle  with  the  Orient,  particularly  with  Japan,  have 
been  of  peculiarly  friendly  nature.  Seattle  has  been  the  first  friend  of  Nippon  on 
the  Pacific  Slope.  Japan  has  reciprocated  in  some  measure  by  installing  at  the 
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  such  an  exhibit  as  it  has  made  nowhere  before. 
It  is  not  alone  a  show  of  dainty  geishas  and  tinkling  samisens,  but  a  complete 
story  of  Old  Japan,  in  the  days  of  the  Samurai,  and  new  Japan  the  industrial 
giant. 

Through  all  our  other  expositions,  China  was  sleeping  her  sleep  of  ages, 
but  she  has  awakened,  roused  by  the  hand  that  roused  Japan,  and  for  it  she 
feels  as  friendly  as  does  Nippon.  China  will  send  not  only  its  things  produced, 
but  its  people  and  their  way  of  life.  Her  languages,  her  natives,  and  their 
methods;  their  very  process  of  thought  may  be  studies  at  first  hand. 

Both  the  Government  and  Hawaii  independently  care  for  the  "Cannibal 
Islands."  Thousands  upon  thousands  of  dollars  have  been  expended  that  visitors 
may  know  the  life  of  the  "blessed  isles"  in  all  its  beauty — its  pineapple  planta- 
tions, its  cocoa  palms,  its  life  on  the  sunny  seas — it  shows  everything  save  lower- 
ing old  Tantalus  and  the  Nuanu  Pali. 


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THE    EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL  13 

Alaska's  exhibit  is  the  first  comprehensive  exhibit  ever  made  by  the  world's 
wondrous  treasure  box.  The  story  of  its  millions  in  original  wealth  will  be  told 
by  actual  mining  operations. 

The  commercial,  manufacturing  and  agricultural  exhibits  of  Alaska  effec- 
tually dispel  the  mistaken  impression  that  the  northern  territory  is  a  land  of  snow 
and  ice.  Her  wonderful  beds  of  copper,  her  fishing  industries,  her  fields  of 
grain  and  her  forests  of  fir  are  shown.  The  methods  of  "placer"  mining  for 
gold  are  demonstrated.  Specimens  of  her  big  game  and  fur-bearing  animals 
are  on  exhibition.  A  trip  over  the  great  inland  railroad  route  through  Alaska 
will  reveal  engineering  feats  never  surpassed  in  the  history  of  railroad  construc- 
tion, and  will  point  to  Alaska  as  the  future  field  of  engineering  operations  until 
such  time  as  China  shall  supplant  her. 

Alaska  will  be  shown  in  its  every  feature  as  it  is  today,  with  the  exception 
of  its  snows  and  its  temperatures.  It  will  be  shown  at  the  Exposition  that 
Alaska  is  capable  of  producing  as  fine  grains,  vegetables,  melons,  and  the  like 
as  can  be  grown  anywhere  on  the  outside,  and  that  its  weather  is  never  so  cold 
that  the  native  children  miss  their  days  at  school. 

When  it  came  to  financing  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition,  another 
"difference"  developed.  The  Northwest  decided  to  go  it  alone.  It  would  not 
ask  the  United  States  Government  for  a  dollar — and  it  did  not.  It  has  attended 
to  its  own  bank  account  and  the  $600,000  the  government  is  spending  on 
buildings  and  exhibits,  it  is  spending  itself  and  because  it  figures  that  the  ex- 
ploitation which  the  Exposition  offers  to  Uncle  Sam's  insular  and  more  remote 
possessions,  is  well  worth  the  money. 

That  all  this  might  be  done,  nearly  twenty  millions  of  dollars  have  been 
spent  in  magnificent  buildings  and  in  combing  the  globe  from  pole  to  tropic  for 
things  that  are  not  known. 

This  vast  amount  of  money  has  been  produced  without  calling  upon  the 
government  for  a  dollar.  It  has  been  contributed  by  Seattle's  300,000  citizens, 
by  the  State  of  Washington,  through  generous  appropriations;  by  the  taxation 
of  every  county  in  the  state. 

Seattle's  fair  is  "different"  in  nearly  all  of  its  essential  features.  No  other 
fair  has  been  builded  in  a  virgin  forest  in  the  heart  of  a  cosmopolitan  city.  No 
other  exposition  has  had  a  skyline  of  heaven-aspiring  firs  and  a  background  of  the 


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highest  and  most  majestic  mountains  in  the  United  States, 
lakes  of  crystal  waters  upon  which  to  float  a  carnival. 


None  has  had  the 


Nor  has  any  other  exposition  offered  the  number  of  "added  attractions** 
that  the  Seattle  Exposition  has  to  offer.  Under  railroad  arrangements  it  is  pos- 
sible for  the  fair-bound  passengers  to  see  every  scenic  wonder  that  railroads  have 
made  known.  Yellowstone  Park,  the  Grand  Canyon  of  Colorado,  Banff,  the 
Yosemite  and  everything  else  that  has  been  used  to  attract  the  tourist.  Once  in 
Seattle,  the  far  famed  Inside  Passage  to  Alaska,  with  all  of  its  glaciers  and  Alpine 
scenery,  is  at  the  door  with  all  that  the  State  of  Washington  and  the  Provinces 
of  British  Columbia  have,  by  way  of  boote. 

So  it  is,  that,  as  the  fundamental  purpose  of  the  Exposition  is  educational, 
Seattle  has  brought  together  the  unacquainted  peoples  of  the  misty  Orient  and 
the  great  Northwest,  that,  in  the  days  to  come,  when  their  respective  orbits  of 
activity  must  inevitably  cross,  they  may  each  be  accorded  by  the  other  their  full 
measure  of  consideration  in  the  world's  work. 


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THE  UNITED  STATES  GOVERNMENT  BUILD- 
ING AT  THE  A.-Y.-P.  EXPOSITION. 


Government  exhibit  at  St.  Louis  World's  Fair  covered  an  area  of  126,496  square  feet, 
including  the  fisheries  building.  Government  exhibit  at  Portland  Exposition  covered  an  area  of 
75,264  square  feet. 

Five  large  government  exhibit  palaces  at  the  Alaska- Yukon- Pacific  Exposition  cover  a 
total  area  of  137,390  square  feet. 

$250,000  expended  at  Seattle  for  government  buildings. 

$200,000  expended  for  general  government  exhibits. 

$100,000  expended  for  Alaskan  exhibit. 

$25,000  additional  raised  by  Hawaii  for  its  exhibit. 

$25,000  expended  for  Philippine  exhibit. 

$25,000  expended  for  Hawaiian  exhibit. 

$50,000  expended  for  War  Department  exhibit 

It  required  100  freight  cars  to  convey  government  exhibits  frcm  National  Capital  to  Seattle. 

Exhibits  show  the  principal  administrative  functions  of  the  government  and  their  educa- 
tional value  in  connection  with  the  development  of  commerce  in  the  countries  bordering  on  the 
Pacific  Coast. 

Life  saving  station  fully  equipped;    public  exhibitions  daily. 

National  Museum  has  exhibit  of  an  historical  nature  pertaining  to  Alaska,  Hawaii  and  the 
Philippines. 

Native  bands  from  Hawaii  and  Alaska  entertain  visitors  daily. 

Philippine  exhibit  covers  6,000  square  feet  of  space. 

Celebrated  Philippine  band,  which  participated  in  President  Taft's  inaugural  ceremonies, 
is  stationed  at  the  Exposition. 

Dirigible  balloons  will  be  a  part  of  the  War  Department's  exhibit. 

Treasury  Department  has  a  complete  mint  and  assay  office  in  operation.  From  crude  ore 
coins  are  made  daily. 

Revenue  Cutter  Service  and  Marine  Hospital  Service  and  other  branches  of  the  great 
"Pay  Department"  have  interesting  exhibits. 

Plate  printer  experts  from  Bureau  of  Printing  and  Engraving  produce  genuine  money  daily. 

Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  exhibits  data  affecting  commercial  and  labor  interests. 

Postoffice  Department  transferred  its  entire  museum  to  the  Exposition,  and  established  in 
connection  therewith  a  model  pcstoffice. 

Departments  of  State  and  Justice  have  attractive  exhibits  of  State  and  Judicial  documents 
and  papers  relative  to  the  early  organization  of  the  government  and  the  executive  departments. 

Models  of  all  battleships  and  cruisers,  model  of  dry  dock  Dewey,  guns  and  ordnance, 
models  of  every  type  of  gun  made  for  the  Navy  since  its  organization,  together  with  historic 
relics  of  the  ill-fated  Maine  and  entrance  of  Dewey  into  Manila  Bay  are  exhibited.  , 

During  Exposition  there  will  be  stationed  in  Seattle  harbor  some  of  the  largest  type  of 
battleships  fully  rigged  and  ready  for  public  inspection  at  all  times. 

Biograph  room,  with  seating  capacity  of  500,  is  open  free  to  the  public  daily.  Pictures  . 
and  lectures  give  general  public  an  opportunity  to  see  the  army  and  navy  in  action,  the  great 
irrigation  plants  and  reclamation  work  now  being  done  by  the  government,  the  Panama  canal 
under  construction,  interior  views  of  the  Printing  and  Engraving  Bureau  at  Washington,  views 
of  the  great  national  park  and  forest  reservations,  the  National  Capital  city,  and  finally  the 
induction  of  a  President  into  office,  showing  the  inaugural  parade  with  troops  passing  in  review, 
and  the  great  ballroom  at  night. 


THE  FAIR  THAT  WAS  READY. 


By  Welford  Beaton. 

The  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  no  longer  a  promise;  it  is  a  fact. 
Better,  it  is  a  dream  materialized,  for  Seattle's  boast  is  made  good — it  is  the 
"most  beautiful  exposition  ever  held,"  and  it  was  a  product  completed  to  the 
last  detail  on  June  1st,  the  opening  day. 

For  nearly  five  months  to  come  the  metropolis  of  the  Northwest  will  enter- 
tain the  world  with  a  fair  unique — unique  in  its  beauty;  in  the  grandeur  of  its 
setting;  in  the  lands  and  peoples  it  represents,  and  in  its  amusements,  for  with 
its  exhibits  brought  from  strange  places,  came  untried  kinds  of  fun  and  new 
amusements  to  tempt  those  sated  with  life's  enjoyments. 

The  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  bigger  in  every  way  than  its 
publicity  agents  said  it  would  be,  for  until  the  exhibits  were  assembled  and  the 
peoples  marshalled,  not  even  the  press  agent  realized  its  magnitude,  nor  its 
tremendous  scope. 

In  Seattle,  the  exposition  has  come  to  be  known  as  the  "Ivory  City,"  and 
its  nickname  is  altogether  fit — just  as  fit  as  was  "White  City"  for  Chicago's  big 
show.  Every  one  of  the  palaces  which  house  the  exhibits  and  cover  the  amuse- 
ment features  is  finished  in  the  color  of  old  ivory.  Primarily,  it  is  white,  but 
with  a  tone  of  yellow  running  through  it  and  just  a  suggestion  of  brown. 
Nowhere  is  there  a  glare  of  the  dazzling  white  which,  at  other  expositions,  has 
played  havoc  with  the  eye  and  made  headache  the  price  of  an  exposition  perigri- 
nation. 

And  physical  comfort  and  well-being  are  likewise  well  considered. 
Throughout  the  grounds  are  "rest  stations"  where  the  weary  may  find  seats, 
shade,  and  abundant  drinking  water  from  a  glacier-fed  lake  high  in  the  mountains, 
while  they  enjoy  the  fragrance  from  the  gardens,  mingled  with  the  balsam  of  the 
firs  which  are  everywhere  on  the  grounds.  So  elaborate  is  this  arrangement  that 
50,000  people  may  sit  among  the  gardens  or  in  the  shaded  pergolas  and  colon- 
nades of  the  buildings,  at  one  time. 


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Unlike  other  expositions,  these  comforts  are  not  "farmed  out."  No  grafter 
will  be  found  selling  the  drinking  water  which  the  Creator  gave  so  liberally  to 
Seattle,  and  no  fakir  has  been  given  a  monopoly  on  rest.  Everything  is  as  free 
as  is  the  fragrance  of  the  blossoms. 

Leaving  aside  all  consideration  of  beauty,  scenic  or  constructed — the  build- 
ings, the  gardens  and  the  forest — it  would  be  difficult  to  answer  him  who  should 
ask  what  is  the  feature  of  the  Fair. 

For  many,  it  would  be  the  marvelous  exhibit  which  Alaska  has  made;  the 
first  time  in  history  that  Uncle  Sam's  wondrous  northern  territory  has  had  oppor- 
tunity to  show  the  truth  of  itself.  For  the  first  time,  Alaska  has  come  from  under 
the  iceberg  with  which  romance  has  afflicted  it,  and  proved  itself  a  land  of 
tremendous  agricultural  resources,  with  future  homes  and  farms  for  countless 
thousands.  In  its  display  are  rosy-red  tomatoes  grown  in  Nome;  melons  from 
Fairbanks;  potatoes  and  cucumbers  from  Dawson  City;  apples,  peaches,  plums 
and  other  fruits  from  the  southeastern  coast;  wheat,  barley,  oats  and  rye  from  as 
far  north  as  the  MacKenzie  River  which  empties  itself  into  the  Arctic  circle: 
there  is  everything  that  is  grown  in  the  northern  states  of  America,  and  in  wonder- 
ful degree  of  perfection. 

The  churches  of  Alaska  have  illustrated  their  successful  work  among  the 
natives,  likewise  the  schools;  and  the  handiwork  of  the  Indian  school-children 
rivals  the  work  of  their  little  white  brethren  on  the  "outside,"  as  the  world,  other 
than  Alaska,  is  known  in  the  North. 

The  women  of  the  many  mining-camps  and  fishing-towns  along  the  coast 
display  their  work  in  its  variety,  and  examples  of  the  arts  and  crafts  of  the  skillful 
aborigines  are  shown  in  profusion.  The  exhibit  of  the  Indian  basketry,  wood- 
carving  and  curio-making  is  valued,  intrinsically,  at  $  1  00,000. 

Northern  methods  of  transportation,  both  "over  the  ice"  and  over  summer 
trails,  are  demonstrated;  from  the  tuneful  "malamute,"  or  husky  dog  of  the  snow 
barrens,  to  the  locomotive  used  in  Fairbanks,  Dawson,  Nome  and  on  the  now 
famous  Copper  River  railroad. 

To  see  Alaska's  exhibit  alone  is  worth  a  trans-continental  trip,  and  interest 
in  it  is  increased  by  five  million  dollars  worth  of  gold  dust,  just  as  it  was  taken 
from  the  placers  of  Alaska  and  Yukon.  It  is  further  increased  when  it  is 


THE   EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL  23 

realized  that  these  tons  of  wealth  represent  only  a  small  fraction  of  the  annual 
output  of  any  one  camp. 

For  another,  the  greatest  attraction  at  the  Fair  would  be  found  in  the 
exhibits  and  features  brought  from  China  and  Japan. 

Japan  has  one  building  on  the  grounds  proper,  another  on  the  Pay  Streak, 
which  is  the  amusement  way.  The  building  on  the  grounds  is  one  of  the  most 
striking  architectural  features  of  the  Exposition.  It  is  a  structural  history  of  the 
architecture  of  Japan  for  more  than  a  hundred  years.  It  embodies  the  weird  type 
of  the  old  Japan,  and  the  fanciful  type  of  the  Japan  of  today,  and  so  excellently 
has  the  idea  been  worked  out  that  it  has  become  the  center  of  interest  for  Occi- 
dental architects  and  structural  engineers. 

Japan's  exhibit  shows  the  life  of  the  country  in  much  the  same  way,  and 
covering  a  similar  period  in  its  history.  The  arms  of  the  Samurai,  relics  of  feudal 
days,  armor,  and  the  bearings  and  quarterins  of  an  ancient  nobility, — a  nobility 
that  was  ancient  when  that  of  Europe  was  created, — are  all  to  be  seen.  And 
with  them  are  the  concrete  evidences  of  Japan's  present  day  greatness — its 
products,  agricultural  and  manufactured,  models  of  its  war-ships  and  modern 
armaments,  and  all  else  calculated  to  give  a  comprehensive  idea  of  Japan's  present 
ambitions,  and  that  out  of  which  they  grew. 

On  the  Pay  Streak,  Japan  has  a  tea  garden  brought  from  Tokio,  with 
dainty  little  Geisha  girls  to  serve  tea.  There  are  Japanese  bazaars,  and  Japanese 
babies  and  Japanese  everything  else  to  give  an  idea  of  the  daily  life  of  Nippon. 
One  striking  feature  is  a  rice  field  in  which  Japanese  coolies  are  seen  at  work 
setting  out  the  rice  plants. 

China's  representation  is  altogether  on  the  Pay  Streak.  The  sum  of 
$15,000  was  expended  in  giving  an  idea  of  typical  Chinese  architecture,  and 
the  result  is  a  unique  structure.  Also  there  is  reproduced  a  street  of  Pekin,  with 
its  shops,  restaurants,  theatres  and  other  features. 

Again,  Hawaii's  exhibit  will  prove  the  chief  attraction  to  many.  It  fills 
one  of  the  larger  buildings  of  the  United  States  Government,  and  overflows  into 
a  pineapple  plantation  on  the  grounds.  Dark-skinned  beauties  from  the  Cannibal 
Isles  serve  delicious  tropical  fruits,  and  there  is  singing  and  music  day  and  night 
by  island  musicians.  All  the  glamour  of  the  islands  is  thrown  round  the  exhibit. 


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The  Philippme's  exhibit  is  another  comprehensive  branch  of  the  Government 
division  and  also  has  a  building  of  its  own,  situated  behind  the  main  Government 
Building.  The  minerals,  woods,  textiles  and  other  products  of  Uncle  Sam's 
insular  possessions  are  all  shown,  and  there  are  enough  natives  to  populate  a  good 
sized  village  of  Luzon. 

The  main  Government  Building,  which  is  at  the  head  of  the  Court  of 
Honor,  lifts  its  dome  270  feet  in  the  air  and  presents  a  fine  spectacle.  In  it  are 
the  exhibits  from  the  national  capital,  the  Post  Office  Museum,  War  Department 
and  Navy  Department  models,  a  mint  from  the  Treasury  Department,  in  constant 
operation,  and  about  everything  else  that  will  illustrate  the  way  in  which  Uncle 
Sam  does  business  at  the  home  office.  A  wing  of  the  main  building  accommo- 
dates the  fisheries  exhibits,  and  the  aquarium  in  which  are  live  specimens  of  the 
food  fishes  of  the  Northern  waters. 

The  Agricultural  division  is  a  revelation  of  the  Northwest  and  Canada. 
The  wonderful  productiveness  of  the  soil  and  the  tremendous  range  of  its  products 
are  shown.  The  State  of  Washington  is  represented  by  county  divisions,  and 
by  irrigated  and  non-irrigated  districts. 

In  the  Manufactures  Building  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  up-to-date 
industrial  exhibitions  ever  given.  Methods  of  production,  rather  than  the  things 
produced,  are  displayed.  One  of  the  largest  watch-making  firms  in  the  world 
has  an  exhibit,  not  only  of  its  watches,  but  of  the  manufacturing  of  their  various 
parts  and  the  assembling  of  them  into  a  complete  product.  The  textile  workers 
are  spinning  and  weaving  the  raw  materials  into  the  finished  fabric.  There  are 
elevators,  with  every  known  safety  device  attached,  in  operation.  There  are 
huge  harvesters,  such  as  the  Orient  is  beginning  to  demand,  and  other  farm  imple- 
ments too  numerous  to  mention.  Every  labor-saving  device  that  the  mind  can 
conceive,  is  exhibited,  and  in  almost  every  case,  in  operation. 

In  the  Oriental  and  Foreign  Exhibits  buildings,  two  of  the  handsomest 
structures  on  the  grounds,  the  exhibits  are  equally  exhaustive  and  interesting.  The 
same  may  be  said  of  the  Transportation  Building,  and  the  Mines  display,  which 
shows  everything  from  the  "placer"  workings  of  Alaska  to  the  most  modern 
methods  of  reduction  and  refining. 

The  mistakes  made  by  other  expositions  have  been  turned  to  much  profit 
by  the  directors  of  the  Seattle  show.  As  a  result,  monotony  has  no  place  in  the 


THE   EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL  27 


Exposition  program.  Out  on  the  grounds  there  is  never  an  idle  moment.  There 
is  life  and  action  from  day's  end  to  day's  end;  when  a  world  famous  band  is 
not  playing  in  one  music  pavilion,  it  is  in  another.  Special  events  are  of  almost 
hourly  occurrence. 

Round  the  banks  of  the  plunging  Cascades  are  thousands  of  full-blown 
rose  bushes.  Round  the  Geyser  Basin  are  300,000  pansies  blooming  in  one 
huge  bed.  At  the  bases  of  all  the  buildings  are  rhododendrons  and  cactus 
dahlias  in  full  flower,  and  the  way  to  the  Pay  Streak  is  through  a  land  of  scarlet 
geraniums.  There  are  1  00  acres  of  formal  gardens  and  green  lawns.  Clematis 
and  other  climbing  vines  curtain  the  pergolas  and  colonnades  with  gorgeous 
blooms,  and  there  is  m  all  directions  a  sky  line  of  native  fir  trees  and  a  back- 
ground of  mountain  scenery. 

By  night  the  Exposition  is  a  spectacle  that  has  never  been  surpassed.  The 
grounds  and  buildings  are  a  blaze  of  light  and  the  Cascades, — pouring  down  the 
central  court, — a  plunging  rainbow,  showing  every  color  of  the  solar  prism. 
The  Geyser  Basin,  at  the  foot,  is  a  lake  of  liquid  fire  in  which  trout  and  bass 
sport  among  sunken  gardens.  Every  building  on  the  grounds  is  thrown  into 
brilliant  silhouette  by  incandescent  lights  dotting  their  outlines  at  six-inch  intervals, 
and  the  Alaska  Shaft,  which  marks  the  center  of  the  Exposition  grounds,  is  a 
tower  of  brilliancy. 

There  is  no  "best  time"  to  see  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition.  The 
opening  day  showed  perfection  as  complete  in  detail  as  will  the  closing  day;  the 
attractions  of  any  one  day  are  no  less  than  those  of  any  other. 

Throughout  the  summer  the  Puget  Sound  country  is  bathed  in  sunshine 
and  from  June  to  October  the  weather  is  ideal,  never  cold  and  never  excessively 
warm. 

The  world's  MOST  BEAUTIFUL  EXPOSITION  is  ready,  with 
every  promise  kept;  every  boast  made  more  than  good. 


ARCHITECTURE  AND  THE  GROUNDS. 


In  the  general  plan  of  architecture  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific:  Exposition 
follows  the  French  renaissance  style.  This  applies  to  the  Manufactures,  Agri- 
culture, Mines,  Fisheries,  and  other  buildings  forming  the  central  picture  of  the 
exhibition.  The  buildings  are  grouped  about  the  Cascades  and  Geyser  Basin, 
the  main  decorative  features,  and  the  United  States  Government  Buildings  com- 
plete the  scheme.  The  federal  structures  are  a  pleasing  combination  of  French 
and  Spanish  renaissance,  and  the  great  dome  on  the  main  Government  Building 
is  the  architectural  climax  of  the  Fair. 

The  California  State  Building  is  of  Spanish  mission  architecture,  and  the 
Oregon  Building  is  strictly  Roman  classic  in  style.  This  structure  is  topped  by 
a  huge  dome  which  looms  majestic  on  the  sky  line.  The  Washington  Building 
is  two  stories  in  height  and  in  design  is  a  free  American  treatment  of  the  classic 
French. 

Seven  buildings  on  the  Exposition  grounds  will  revert  to  the  University  of 
Washington  at  the  close  of  the  Exposition.  These  are  the  Auditorium,  Fine 
Arts,  Machinery,  Washington,  Arctic  Brotherhood,  Forestry  and  Women's 
buildings.  The  Auditorium  is  Roman  classic  in  design  and  the  Fine  Arts  follows 
the  French  style  of  architecture.  Machinery  Hall,  to  be  the  permanent  engineer- 
ing building  for  the  university,  is  a  modern  adaptation  of  the  Spanish  mission 
style  and  is  an  attractive  structure. 

The  Agriculture  and  Manufactures  building  resemble  each  other  closely, 
with  just  enough  difference  of  detail  to  avoid  mechanical  repetition.  On  the 
Agricultural  Building  is  a  beautiful  circular  pergola,  which  during  the  life  of  the 
Exposition  will  be  covered  with  woodbine  and  clematis.  The  end  facades  of 
the  building  consist  of  a  semi-circular  arch  fifty  feet  wide,  crowned  with  a  pedi- 
ment containing  the  official  seal  of  the  Exposition,  beautifully  worked  out  in  staff. 
The  Fisheries  Building  stands  on  the  same  side  of  the  Cascade  as  the  Agriculture 
Building,  and  with  its  Ionic  columns,  harmonizes  with  the  adjoining  structure. 
On  the  opposite  side  of  this  Court  of  Honor  stand  the  Manufactures  and  Mines 
Buildings,  where  Doric  columns  complete  the  simple  and  effective  scheme. 


A  Combination  of  Fir  Forest  and  Fanciful  Facade. 


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The  Forestry  Building  is  the  largest  log  house  ever  built,  and  about  the 
front  of  the  structure  are  1 24  logs,  each  forty  feet  high  and  containing  6,000 
feet  in  board  measure.  The  weight  of  each  one  of  these  logs  is  estimated  at 
50,000  pounds.  The  logs  in  the  front  of  the  building  are  left  in  the  rough, 
while  those  in  the  interior  have  the  bark  removed. 

One  of  the  ornate  buildings  on  the  Exposition  grounds  is  the  Music 
Pavilion.  This  building  is  colonial  in  design,  with  many  of  the  characteristics 
of  the  French  style,  with  columns  modeled  after  those  at  Washington's  old  home 
at  Mt.  Vernon.  Along  the  frieze  around  this  building  is  a  musical  staff,  with 
other  appropriate  decorations. 

The  home  of  the  Arctic  Brotherhood  on  the  Exposition  grounds  is  typical 
of  the  houses  in  Alaska  and  the  North  of  Finland,  and  is  built  of  logs.  The 
details  of  the  landscape  about  this  building  resemble  the  gardens  of  the  North. 
The  structures  occupied  by  the  Japanese  and  Chinese  delegations  are  strictly 
Oriental  in  general  character.  On  the  Pay  Streak,  the  amusement  center  of  the 
Exposition,  many  of  the  structures  are  Japanese  in  style  and  the  entrance  to  the 
gayety  boulevard  is  through  an  arch  of  Japanese-Alaskan  design,  consisting  of 
totem  poles  supporting  curved  pagoda  roofs. 

A  large  number  of  structures  are  of  free  American  style  of  architecture, 
but  have  been  so  located  as  to  make  a  complete  picture  with  the  buildings  in  the 
main  group  following  the  French  renaissance  design. 

The  Exposition  nestles  in  the  heart  of  a  natural  forest,  many  of  whose 
sylvic  beauties  still  remain.  The  formal  gardens  approaching  the  Manufactures 
and  Agriculture  palaces  are  similar  to  those  in  the  public  park  of  Versailles  and 
are  French  in  design.  From  the  standpoint  of  the  lover  of  the  beautiful  the 
Pacific  Exposition  will  excel  any  world's  fair  in  history.  The  first  consideration 
has  been  the  scenic  effect  of  the  landscape,  floral  display,  illumination  and  sculp- 
ture. This,  combined  with  the  mild  climate  of  the  Puget  Sound  country,  the 
beautiful  mountain,  lake  and  woodland  scenery,  and  the  central  location  of  the 
grounds,  has  made  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  the  most  beautiful  and 
attractive  ever  built. 

The  main  sculptural  feature  of  the  Exposition  is  the  monument  at  the  head 
of  the  Cascades — a  seventy-foot  shaft  reared  on  a  pedestal  twenty  feet  in 
height.  About  the  base  of  the  pedestal  are  three  seated  female  figures  symbolical 
of  the  Northland,  the  South  Seas,  and  the  Orient.  The  column  is  of  Corinthian 


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design  and  is  surmounted  with  a  globe  bearing  the  signs  of  the  zodiac.  Poised 
on  this  globe  is  a  huge  American  eagle.  Grouped  about  the  Geyser  basin  are 
figures  of  the  elk,  bear,  timber-wolf  and  cougar  of  the  Northland.  Ornamental 
vases,  bearing  the  official  emblem  of  the  Exposition,  and  filled  with  a  riotous 
mass  of  blooming  flowers,  encircle  the  entire  central  court,  the  Cascades,  and  the 
Geyser  Basin.  The  pergolas  about  the  front  of  the  buildings  are  hidden  from 
view  with  climbing  roses.  The  electroliers  throughout  the  grounds  are  of  French 
renaissance,  with  settees  of  Roman  design,  and  at  night  shed  a  mellow  radiance 
over  the  Ivory  City. 

On  every  hand  stretch  green  lawns,  shaded  walks  and  glowing  flower  beds. 
In  every  nook  and  corner  the  cactus  dahlias,  rhododendrons  and  flowering  shrubs 
of  the  big  woods  of  Washington  are  massed  in  profusion.  Down  Rainier  Vista, 
across  the  sparkling  blue  waters  of  Lake  Washington,  majestic  Mt.  Rainier 
raises  her  massive  head  among  the  clouds,  and  over  all,  the  blue  sky  and  balmy 
air  of  summer  on  the  Puget  Sound,  make  of  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposi- 
tion a  veritable  fairyland. 


A  DAY  AT  THE  EXPOSITION. 


Anticipation  is  turned  to  realization.  On  every  side  trains  salute  one  another 
with  screeching  whistles  and  clang  of  bell.  Waiting-rooms  are  a  surging  sea  of 
humanity.  Outside  the  Union  Station  are  long  rows  of  waiting  street-cars,  all 
headed  in  the  one  direction.  Another  clang  of  bells  and  you  are  under  way — 
you  have  arrived  in  Seattle. 

Up  Third  Avenue  and  through  the  growing  business  section  of  the  city  you 
rush.  Emerging  from  the  noisy  clamor  of  asphalted  streets,  lined  on  either  side 
with  great  stores  and  tall  office  buildings,  you  wind  along  the  shores  of  a  great 
inland  lake  and  on  through  quiet  residence  districts.  Your  cheek  is  fanned  by 
cool  breezes  and  your  mind  and  body  refreshed  by  the  sylvan  beauty  of  the 
scene — already  you  feel  repaid  for  your  long  and  tiresome  journey. 

Suddenly,  and  without  warning,  the  sight  of  the  ivory  buildings  of  the 
Exposition  breaks  upon  your  view,  clustered  in  a  great  park  on  the  edge  of  a 
sapphire  lake  with  the  snow-capped  range  of  the  Cascades  looming  in  the  back- 
ground. 

Passing  through  the  gates,  you  enter  an  Exposition  Beautiful,  builded  in  a 
forest  in  the  very  heart  of  a  metropolitan  city.  Proceeding  up  the  great  paved 
plaza,  you  see  immediately  ahead  the  magnificent  buildings  of  the  United  States 
Government.  You  hear  the  roaring  waters  of  the  Cascades ;  to  right  and  left  are 
blooming  flower-beds,  and  in  the  distance  bands  are  playing.  A  spirit  of  light- 
hearted  enjoyment  pervades  the  whole  scene. 

The  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  an  inspiring  sight.  The  buildings, 
mountains,  lakes,  the  forest,  and  the  flowers  surpass  all  expectation.  The  claim 
made  at  its  inception,  that  it  would  go  down  in  history  as  the  world's  most 
beautiful  pageant,  has  been  made  good. 

The  arrangement  of  the  buildings  at  Seattle  is  somewhat  different  from  that 
of  previous  expositions.  The  structures  are  near  one  another  and  there  are  no 
long,  tiresome  walks  from  one  exhibit  palace  to  the  next — just  a  step  over  paved 
streets;  a  glimpse  of  some  beautiful  landscape  feature,  and  you  reach  another 
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THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL  37 

On  entering  the  main  gates,  two  buildings,  in  a  cluster  of  trees  to  the  left, 
attract  your  attention.  In  one,  the  administrative  affairs  of  the  Exposition  are 
conducted;  the  other  is  the  Auditorium,  a  brick  and  steel  structure  of  imposing 
appearance. 

To  the  right,  across  Puget  Plaza,  is  the  Fine  Arts  Building,  containing  a 
valuable  art  display  obtained  from  the  most  famous  collections  in  the  world. 

A  few  steps  further  brings  you  to  the  intersection  of  Olympic  Place  and 
Alaska  Avenue.  Away  to  the  right  stretches  the  Pay  Streak,  the  amusement 
section  of  the  Exposition,  and  to  the  left  is  offered  a  front  view  of  the  Auditorium 
witH  the  University  of  Washington  in  the  distance. 

The  Pay  Streak  may  also  be  reached  by  followiig  a  thoroughfare  leading 
off  to  the  right,  immediately  outside  the  main  entrance  gates,  which  takes  you  past 
the  rest  headquarters  of  the  Women's  League,  the  Masonic,  Swedish,  and  other 
buildings. 

Crossing  Olympic  Place,  and  reaching  a  point  of  vantage  in  front  of  the 
main  Government  structure,  the  beautiful  picture  of  the  fair  is  unfolded.  To  the 
right  the  Alaska  Building,  to  the  left  the  Hawaiian  Building,  and  on  either  side 
of  the  Cascades,  the  Oriental,  Foreign,  Manufactures  and  Agriculture  palaces. 
In  the  distance  the  Music  Pavilion  and  the  buildings  of  Canada  and  Japan, 
with  Mt.  Rainier,  the  highest  mountain  peak  in  the  United  States,  as  a  back- 
ground. 

Broad  avenues  and  winding  paths  branch  off  in  every  direction,  disclosing 
new  scenes  of  beauty.  Buildings  appear  on  every  side,  half-hidden  by  the  screen 
of  natural  forest. 

An  inspection  of  the  Auditorium,  where  the  big  conventions  and  congresses 
meet,  will  prove  interesting,  while  across  the  street  in  the  Fine  Arts  Building  is 
an  exhibit  well  worth  a  day's  undivided  attention. 

Next  in  line  comes  the  main  Government  Building,  in  which  are  the  exhibits 
of  the  various  departments  at  Washington.  In  a  separate  building  is  the  wonderful 
display  of  live  fishes  and  in  another  wing  the  biograph  room,  where  moving 
pictures  illustrate  the  way  United  States  mails  are  handled,  the  system  of  rural 
free  delivery,  and  many  other  things  of  interest. 


The  "Spirit  of  the  Pacific,"  a  Fountain  for  the  Exposition. 


THE   EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL  39 

The  Army  and  Navy  departments,  Health  and  Sanitation,  the  Smithsonian 
Institute,  Revenue-cutter  service  and  exhibits  that  are  so  complete  that  they  fully 
explain  the  workings  of  every  bureau  of  the  Government  Service,  are  housed  in 
this  great  central  structure.  The  Philippines,  for  the  first  time,  are  represented. 
Hawaii,  too,  occupies  a  building  which  is  directly  in  front  of  the  main  structure, 
while  across  the  street  is  the  Alaska  Building. 

At  the  Seattle  fair,  the  Government  occupies  more  floor  space  with  its 
exhibits  than  it  ever  has  before.  Two  days  could  be  enjoyably  and  profitably 
spent  inspecting  Uncle  Sam's  display.  The  Alaska  Building,  with  its  exhibits 
displaying  the  varied  resources  of  the  Northland,  is  one  of  the  big  features  of 
the  fair.  Alaska,  Hawaii  and  the  Philippines  are  represented  at  Seattle  as  it 
was  never  dreamed  they  would  be  when  the  Exposition  was  first  suggested. 

From  the  Government  Building,  Chandelar  Avenue  leads  down  to  Nome 
Circle,  on  one  side  of  which  is  a  modern  emergency  hospital;  on  the  other,  the 
fire  station ;  while  various  exhibition  buildings  are  grouped  near  by. 

The  first  of  these  is  the  handsome  structure  built  by  Spokane  County  and 
directly  adjoining  it  is  the  Chehalis  County  headquarters.  Close  at  hand  are  the 
Utah  and  Idaho  State  Buildings  and  in  the  distance  the  log  cabin  of  the  Arctic 
Brotherhood,  the  Alaska  fraternal  organization.  From  this  point  a  vista  of  Lake 
Washington  is  revealed,  across  the  natural  amphitheatre  where  all  open-air  exer- 
cises are  held. 

Occupying  considerable  ground  directly  across  the  street  from  the  Spokane 
Building  is  California's  beautiful  home  in  Spanish  mission  architecture.  This 
building  contains  exhibits  from  every  county  and  is  the  most  complete  display  of 
the  wonderful  resources  of  the  Golden  State  ever  assembled  away  from  home. 
Just  in  the  rear  of  the  California  Building,  and  facing  on  Seward  Avenue,  is  the 
New  York  State  structure,  a  replica  of  Seward's  old  home  near  Auburn.  In 
the  New  York  Building  is  a  beautiful  banquet  hall,  and  the  structure  is  one  of  the 
most  imposing  at  the  fair. 

Continuing  on  down  Pacific  Avenue,  the  Forestry  Building,  with  its  pergola 
of  great  fir  logs  from  Washington  forests,  next  comes  into  view,  facing  Nome 
Circle  on  the  side  opposite  the  Oregon  and  Washington  state  buildings.  The 
Forestry  Building  is  the  largest  log  house  in  the  world  and  remains  for  the  use 
of  the  School  of  Forestry  of  the  University  of  Washington. 


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THE   EXPOSITION   BEAPTIFUL  41 

All  social  functions  take  place  in  the  Washington  Building.  The  Oregon 
Building  was  finished  six  months  before  the  Fair  opened,  and  the  various  counties 
of  Oregon  have  made  a  complete  exhibit  of  all  the  fruits  and  grains  raised  in 
their  state;  while  the  interior  decorations  of  the  building  show  many  farm  and 
woodland  scenes  done  in  grains  and  grasses. 

In  the  rear  of  the  Forestry  Building  and  situated  on  a  side  hill  overlooking 
Lake  Washington,  is  the  Hoo  Hoo  house,  the  home  of  visiting  lumbermen.  Great 
black  cats  with  sparkling  eyes  guard  the  entrance  gates. 

Pacific  Avenue  eventually  leads  to  Rainier  Vista,  and  nearly  encircles  the 
Exposition  grounds.  Leaving  the  Forestry  and  Oregon  buildings  and  proceeding 
down  this  thoroughfare,  the  King  County  Building,  an  ornate  structure,  is  reached, 
standing  directly  across  the  street  from  the  Dairy  and  Good  Roads  buildings, 
Machinery  Hall  and  the  model  foundry. 

Manufacturers  and  business  men  of  King  County  have  provided  an  excellent 
display  in  the  King  County  Building,  and  the  Model  Dairy  is  complete  in  every 
detail.  The  latest  machines  used  in  road  building,  and  different  road  materials 
are  shown  in  the  Good  Roads  exhibit.  It  requires  considerable  time  to  see  the 
display  in  Machinery  Hall,  where  activity  and  motion  are  the  .characteristic 
features  of  this  great  demonstration  of  the  latest  machinery  of  every  size,  model, 
and  description. 

Leaving  Machinery  Hall  and  crossing  Washington  Avenue,  the  visitor 
arrives  at  Dalton  Trail,  a  path  cut  out  through  the  woods  to  an  artistic  boat 
landing, — the  Lake  Washington  entrance  to  the  grounds.  Across  the  formal 
gardens  from  Machinery  Hall  stands  the  Music  Pavilion,  almost  hidden  by  a 
hedge  of  Douglas  firs.  Here  concerts  are  given  daily  by  the  greatest  bands  in 
the  world. 

Just  in  the  rear  of  the  Music  Pavilion  is  the  big  exhibit  palace  erected  by 
the  Dominion  of  Canada,  and  adjoining  this  structure  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway 
Building.  The  landscape  features  about  these  two  buildings  harmonize  with  the 
rustic  furniture  provided  for  visitors  who  desire  to  listen  to  the  band  concerts. 

A  few  steps  from  the  Canadian  buildings  brings  you  to  the  heart  of  the 
gardens  and  Rainier  Vista.  Straight  ahead  is  another  view  of  Mt.  Rainier,  and 


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THE   EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL  43 

looking  to  the  rear,  a  view  across  Geyser  Basin  and  Cascade  Court  to  the  big 
exhibit  palaces  with  their  displays  covering  many  acres. 

To  the  left  is  the  Manufactures  Palace,  and  directly  across  Geyser  Basin,  the 
Agriculture  Building.  Leading  manufactures  of  the  United  States  and  Europe 
have  exhibits  in  this  building  showing  the  various  processes  through  which  shoes, 
wearing  apparel,  etc.,  must  pass  before  the  completion  of  the  finished  article.  The 
balcony  of  this  building  is  given  over  to  a  complete  Arts  and  Crafts  exhibit. 

Counties  in  the  State  of  Washington  not  represented  by  separate  buildings 
have  provided  displays  in  the  Agriculture  Building,  and  the  exhibits  of  fruits  and 
vegetables  are  the  greatest  ever  seen.  Just  beyond  the  Manufactures  Building 
and  adjoining  the  Hawaiian  Building,  is  the  Oriental  Palace.  There,  Levantine 
countries  are  well  represented.  Particular  attention  has  been  given  to  the  displays 
from  Turkey,  Greece  and  Syria. 

Directly  across  Cascade  Court  stands  the  Foreign  Palace  where  Germany, 
France,  Great  Britain  and  other  European  countries,  have  provided  a  most  com- 
prehensive line  of  exhibits.  After  passing  through  these  buildings  and  returning 
to  the  gardens,  you  will  have  covered  about  half  the  Fair  grounds. 

The  next  building  to  appear  will  be  that  of  the  Japanese  Government,  where 
exhibits  from  almost  every  province  in  Japan  have  been  provided  to  show  the 
progress  of  the  island  empire.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  exhibit  is  close  at  hand,  and 
following  Pacific  Avenue  for  a  block,  the  Mines  Building  comes  into  view.  Min- 
erals from  the  State  of  Washington  are  on  display  here  and  the  collection  of  ores 
has  probably  never  been  equaled. 

From  the  Mines  Building  it  is  only  a  step  to  the  Chinese  Village,  the 
Swedish  Building,  the  model  photographic  building  and  the  Pay  Streak  attrac- 
tions. 

Off  from  the  main  Exposition  streets  are  the  Model  Farm,  the  Athletic 
Stadium  and  the  Stock  exhibit,  the  miles  of  woodland  paths,  natural  parks  and 
restaurants  set  in  among  the  trees  and  shrubbery.  Drinking  fountains  have  been 
provided,  with  the  water  supply  coming  direct  from  Cedar  Mountain. 

Three  days  could  well  be  spent  wandering  about  the  exhibit  palaces  during 
the  day-time,  and  in  the  evening  the  big  shows  along  the  Pay  Streak  serve  to 


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THE   EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL  45 

amuse  and  thrill  the  crowds.     There,  some  of  the  largest  attractions  ever  provided 
for  an  international  exposition  were  ready  on  the  opening  day. 

Lakes  Union  and  Washington,  at  the  foot  of  the  Exposition  grounds,  permit 
of  aquatic  sports  of  every  nature.  Military  and  Naval  drills  participated  in  by 
sailors  from  the  American  and  Japanese  cruisers,  and  soldiers  from  the  Govern- 
ment forts  near  Seattle  are  big  features,  and  the  reviews  of  the  troops  are  witnessed 
by  thousands  of  visitors.  Balloon  and  airship  races  are  among  the  big  events, 
and  aeroplane  tests  are  conducted  by  the  Seattle  Aero  Club.  Some  of  the  fastest 
motor  boats  in  the  world  race  daily  on  Lake  Washington,  and  picked  crews  from 
the  Igorrote  and  Eskimo  villages  try  their  skill  in  handling  the  oars. 

The  amusement  street  at  the  Exposition  contains  a  full  mile  of  attractions, 
and  the  scenic  railway  on  the  Pay  Streak  is  the  largest  ever  built.  The  Streets 
of  Cairo  alone  occupy  1  1  0,000  square  feet.  Bands  of  every  nation  give  con- 
certs daily,  and  the  amusement  features  are  the  greatest  offered  today  in  the 
world. 

As  was  promised  months  ago,  the  Exposition  was  ready  the  opening  day. 
There  were  no  unfinished  buildings.  The  streets  and  walks  were  paved.  The 
Exposition  city  stands  as  complete  today  as  if  it  had  been  builded  years  ago. 

Flowers  by  the  million  are  in  bloom  in  every  nook  and  corner,  the  beautiful 
summer  weather  is  here,  the  floral  and  architectural  features  are  greater  than  was 
anticipated  even  by  the  people  of  Seattle. 

All  in  all  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  has  made  good  every 
promise. 


ThicJfeis  of  Rhododendron  Hedge  in  All  of  the  Buildings  of  the 
A  \as\a-  Yu^on- Pad  fie  Exposition. 


THE  PAY  STREAK. 


Visitors  to  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  seeking  amusement  will 
not  be  disappointed.  The  Exposition  is  predicated  upon  the  holiday  theory. 
Dignity  is  left  altogether  to  the  towering  fir  trees  that  remain  upon  the  grounds; 
everywhere  else  there  is  life,  action  and  noise — the  noise  of  many  nations  made 
in  many  ways.  Even  the  architecture  of  the  buildings  enters  into  the  spirit  of  the 
Fair;  it  is  all  graceful  flowing  curve  and  cupola;  nowhere  is  there  the  severity  of 
square  corners  and  the  primness  of  straight  lines. 

From  the  standpoint  of  the  amusement-seeker,  the  "Pay  Streak"  becomes 
an  important,  if  not  the  most  essential  feature  of  the  Exposition.  It  has  attracted 
fun-makers  from  all  over  the  world, — from  the  Occident  and  the  Orient,  and 
even  from  the  ice-bound  fastnesses  of  the  Arctic  circle.  Captain  A.  W.  Lewis, 
Director  of  Concessions,  himself  an  experienced  and  highly  skilled  "show  man," 
has  reached  out  into  every  corner  of  creation,  and  despite  difficulties  too  numerous 
to  mention,  has  drawn  to  the  A.-Y.-P.  E.  the  biggest  and  best  amusement  features 
that  the  world  has  to  offer. 

In  mere  numbers  of  concessions,  the  Pay  Streak  of  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific 
Exposition  has  been  surpassed  by  the  amusement  centers  of  some  previous  expo- 
sitions, but  this  apparent  shortcoming  is  more  than  compensated  for  by  the  high 
quality  of  the  attractions. 

And  not  only  is  there  quality,  but  there  is  also  cleanliness  and  educational 
value.  There  is  not  a  catch-penny  contrivance  on  the  list.  There  is  not  a 
mediocre  production.  Just  as  the  big  concert-bands  which  will  play  every  hour 
of  the  day  on  the  Exposition  grounds  are  the  best  to  be  had  in  America,  so 
are  the  attractions  to  be  found  on  the  Pay  Streak  the  best  of  their  kind. 

"If  you  haven't  got  your  amusements,  you  haven't  got  your  fair,"  is  an 
old  saw  among  professional  exposition  men.  Accepting  it  as  a  truism,  the 
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  is  going  down  through  world's  fair  history  as 
the  most  notable  exposition  ever  held. 


PROGRAM 


SPECIAL  DAYS  AND  EVENTS 


CEREMONIES,  MUSIC  AND 
SPECIAL  EVENTS 


JOSIAH    COLLINS,  Chairman  of  Committee  L.  W.  BUCKLEY,  Director 

F.  N.  INNES.Music  WM.  M.  INGLIS,  Athletics 


JUNE  L 

JUNE  2. 

JUNE  4. 
JUNE  5. 

JUNE  7. 
JUNE  8. 
JUNE  9. 


OPENING  DAY  CEREMONIES,  10:00  a.  m.,  Grand 
Pageant,  2:00  p.  m.,  Military-Naval.  Beginning  Military  Week. 
Army  and  Naval  Tournament. 

VALLEY  DAY— Kent,  Auburn,  Puyallup,  Sumner. 
ALUMNI  DAY— University  of  Washington. 

JAPANESE  NAVY  DAY— Naval  and  Military  Tournamenl. 

CHILDREN'S  DAY— Forenoon,  Flag  Drills,  Exercises,  etc. 
BREMERTON  DAY. 

CHICAGO  DAY. 
KING  COUNTY  DAY. 

Transcontinental  Passenger  Agents'  Assn.  meets. 
Washington  Children's  Home  Society  Day. 

GROCERS'  DAY. 

PATHFINDERS'  DAY— Pioneers'  Assn.  State  of  Washington. 

Convention  of  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters. 


JUNE  10.   Washington  State  College  Cadets. 

JUNE  11.   YAKIMA  VALLEY  DAY— Sunnyside,  Kennewick,  Pasco,  etc. 

JUNE  12.  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELERS'  DAY. 

JUNE  14.  Beginning  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  WEEK. 
VANCOUVER,  B.  C,  DAY. 

JUNE  15.  CONVENTION  GRAND  LODGE  FREE  &  ACCEPTED 

MASONS. 

California  Promotion  Committee — Official  Day. 
Pacific  Coast  Advertising  Men's  Assn.  Convenes. 


The  Facade  of  ihe  Palace  of  Agriculture  of  the  Alasfya-Yufyon-Pacific  Exposition. 


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JUNE  16.  GRAND    COMMANDERY    KNIGHTS    TEMPLAR    OF 

WASHINGTON. 
Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 
Washington  State  Graduate  Nurses'  Assn. 
VICTORIA,  B.  C.  DAY. 

JUNE  18.  CALIFORNIA  PRESS  CLUB. 

JUNE  21.  BEGINNING  INLAND  EMPIRE  WEEK. 

JUNE  22.  WASHINGTON  STATE  DAY. 

National  Convention  Institute  of  Banking  opens. 

JUNE  23.  GRAND   CHAPTER    ROYAL   ARCH    MASONS   CON- 
VENES. 
ROYAL  ARCANUM  DAY. 

JUNE  24.  WASHINGTON,    OREGON    AND    IDAHO    BANKING 

ASSN.  CONVENES. 
STATE  G.  A.  R.  DAY. 

JUNE  25.  SPOKANE  DAY. 

JUNE  26.   "FIRING   THE    BLAST."   Pay   Streak   Wide   Open.      Grand 

Parade  Concessionaires  and  Exhibitors. 
Forenoon— BANKERS'  DAY— Official. 

JUNE  28.  SKAGIT  VALLEY  WEEK,  Begins. 

JUNE  29.  CHEHALIS  COUNTY  DAY. 
Indian  Games,  etc. 
NATIONAL  LUMBER  MANUFACTURERS'  DAY. 

JUNE  30.  NORTHWEST  MUSIC  TEACHERS'  ASSN. 

JULY  3.      RAILWAY  MEN'S  DAY. 

International  Motor  Boat  Races,  Lake  Washington. 

JULY  4.      GOOD  ROADS  CONGRESS  OPENS. 

JULY  5.      PYTHIAN  WEEK  BEGINS. 
Constitutional  Convention. 

JULY  6.      NATIONAL  CONVENTION  EPWORTH  LEAGUE,  last- 
ing one  week. 

Manoeuvers  Uniform  Rank  K.  of  P. 
Northwest  Mining  Assn.  Convenes. 

JULY  8.       Motor  Boat  Races,  Lake  Washington. 

JULY  9.      OREGON  DAY. 

Pacific  Northwest  Day. 

Motor  Boat  Races,  Lake  Washington. 


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JULY  10.    KANSAS  DAY. 

PORTLAND,  OREGON,  DAY. 
Motor  Boat  Races,  Lake  Washington. 

JULY  12.    EPWORTH  LEAGUE  OFFICIAL  DAY. 
MONTANA  DAY. 

SEATTLE  REAL  ESTATE  ASSN.  DAY. 
San  Diego,  Cal.,  Day. 

JULY  13.    WISCONSIN  DAY. 

National  Council  of  Women  Convenes. 
National  Educational  Convention  Opens. 
Whatcom  County  and  Bellingham  Day. 

JULY  14.    PACIFIC  COAST  ASS'N  OF  NURSERYMEN. 

San  Juan  County  Day. 
JULY  15.    COLORADO  DAY. 

Sherman  County  Day — The  Dalles. 

Washington  State  Dental  Society  Convenes. 

Fraternal   Order  of  Eagles'   Day. 
JULY  16.    TACOMA  DAY. 

JULY  17.    OFFICIAL    DAY,    WASHINGTON    STATE    DENTAL 
SOCIETY. 

Seattle  Manufacturers'  Association  Day. 

MICHIGAN  DAY. 

LOGGING  CONGRESS  OPENS. 

Roseberg,   Oregon,   Day. 

NATIONAL  EDITORIAL  ASS'N  CONVENES. 

Riverside,  San  Bernardino  and  Redlands,  Cal.,  Day. 
JULY 20.    SALEM,  OREGON,  DAY. 
JULY  21.    NATIONAL  EDITORIAL  ASS'N  CONVENES. 

Medical   Ass'n   of  Washington,    Oregon,    Idaho   and    British   Co- 
lumbia Convene  Jointly. 
JULY  22.    BUTTE  AND  ANACONDA,  MONT.,  DAY. 

Red  Men's  Ass'n  Convenes. 

Fraternal  Brotherhood  Convenes. 
JULY  23.    GRAND  LODGE  A.  O.  U.  W.  CONVENES. 

WENATCHEE  DAY. 

JULY  24.    BIBLE  AND  TRACT  SOCIETIES  CONVENE. 
JULY  26.  SANTA  BARBARA,  VENTURA,  SAN  LUIS  OBISPO, 

PASO  ROBLES,  CALIFORNIA,  DAY. 

JULY  27.    UNITED  SWEDISH  SINGERS  OF  PACIFIC  COAST. 
JULY 28.    B.  P.  p.  E.  DAY. 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  Day. 

Baker  City,  Oregon,  Day. 
JULY  29.    NATIONAL  UNION  LEAGUE  DAY. 


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JULY  30.    DIXIE   DAY. 

Combined  Societies  of  Tennessee,   Louisiana,   Virginia,   Kentucky, 
Maryland,    North   and   South   Carolina,   Alabama,    Georgia, 
Florida,   Mississippi   and  Arkansas. 
JULY  31.    SWEDISH   DAY. 
AUG.    2.    SCANDINAVIAN  DAY. 
AUG.    3.    MISSOURI  STATE  DAY. 

Sacramento  and  Sacramento  Valley  Day. 
AUG.    4.    WOODMEN  OF  THE  WORLD  DAY. 

Olympia,  Wash.,  Day. 
AUG.    5.    NEW  ENGLAND  DAY. 
AUG.    6.    LEWISTON,  IDAHO,  DAY. 

ALASKA  WOMEN'S  AUXILIARY  DAY. 
AUG.    7.    INDIANA  DAY. 

RENTON  DAY. 
AUG.    9.    MINNESOTA  DAY. 

Los  Angeles  Day. 

Northern  Pacific  Lawn  Tennis  Assn.  Meets. 
AUG.  10.    ARIZONA  DAY. 

St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Day. 

National  Protective  Legion  Convenes. 

Association  of  Park  Superintendents  Convenes. 
AUG.  11.    JAPANESE  DAY. 

Feast  of  Lanterns   in  the   Evening. 
AUG.  12.    IOWA  DAY. 

Worcester,   Mass.,   Board  of  Trade  Day. 

HOQUIAM,  WASH.,  DAY. 
AUG.  13.    NATIONAL  PRISON  CONGRESS  CONVENES. 

Knights   of  Columbus  Convenes. 
AUG.  14.    SEATTLE  DAY. 
AUG.  16.    DAWSON,  YUKON  TERRITORY,  DAY. 

Discovery    Day.      Commemorating     Discovery     of    Gold     in     the 
Klondike. 

Pennsylvania  Day. 

G.  A.  R.  Day. 

AUG.  17.    CENTRALIA,  WASH.,  DAY. 
AUG.  18.    GERMAN  DAY. 

AUG.  19.    KNIGHTS  OF  THE  MACCABEES  OF  THE  WORLD 
DAY. 

Lady  Maccabees  of  the  World. 
AUG.  20.    CALEDONIAN  DAY.     Scottish  Sports. 
AUG.  22.    NORWEGIAN  SANGERFEST. 
AUG.  23.    NORTH  DAKOTA  DAY. 
AUG.  25.    MODERN  WOODMEN  OF  AMERICA  CONVENE. 

UTAH  DAY.     Governor's  Day. 

Mormon  Tabernacle  Choir. 


Palaces  Rise  From   Thickets  of  Rhododendrons  and  Other  Blooms. 


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AUG.  26. 

AUG.  27. 
AUG.  28. 


AUG.  30. 

SEPT.  1. 

SEPT.  2. 

SEPT.  3. 

SEPT.  4. 

SEPT.  6. 

SEPT.  7. 


SEPT.  8. 
SEPT.  9. 

SEPT.  10. 
SEPT.  11. 
SEPT.  14. 
SEPT.  15. 
SEPT.  18. 
SEPT.  19. 

SEPT.  20. 

SEPT.  22. 
SEPT.  23. 
SEPT.  24. 
SEPT.  27. 
SEPT.  28. 
SEPT.  29. 
OCT.  2. 

OC7.  5. 
OCr.  7. 
OCT.  11. 

OCT.  12. 
OCT.  13. 

15. 

16. 


ABERDEEN,  WASH.,  DAY. 

Salt  Lake  City  and  Ogden  Day. 

Salt  Lake  City  and  High  School  Cadets  Drill. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA  DAY. 

Welsh  Eisteddfodd. 

CHINESE  DAY. 

IDAHO  DAY. 

A.  Y.  P.  Exposition  Tournament  Stadium. 

NORWEGIAN  DAY. 

BOISE,  IDAHO,  DAY. 

CHRISTIAN  CHURCH  CENTENNIAL  DAY. 

Okanogan  and  Chelan  Day. 

FISH  DAY. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  DAY. 

VANCOUVER  ISLAND  DAY.     Labor  Day. 

POSTMASTERS'  ASSOCIATION  Convenes. 

N.  W.  Electric  Light  and  Power  Ass'n  Convenes. 

AMERICAN   INSTITUTE  ELECTRICAL  ENGINEERS 

Convenes. 

FARMERS'  DAY.      International  Language  Day. 
CALIFORNIA  DAY. 

Hoo-Hoo  Day.      Volunteer  Fireman's  Day. 
WASHINGTON  STATE  ELKS'  REUNION. 
NEW  YORK  DAY.      Gov.  Chas.   E.   Hughes  will  be  present 
ELLENSBURG  DAY. 

PACIFIC  NORTHWEST  PHOTOGRAPHERS'  ASS'N. 
OAKLAND,  ALAMEDA  AND  BERKELEY,  CAL.,  DAY. 
NATIONAL  INDEPENDENT  ORDER  OF  ODD  FEL- 
LOWS, in  Convention  for  one  week. 
NEVADA  DAY. 
ITALIAN  DAY. 

EDMONTON,  B.  C,  and  CALGARY,  ALT  A.,  DAY. 
WALLA  WALLA  DAY. 
OHIO  DAY. 

LIVE  STOCK  SHOW  OPENS,  LASTING  TWO  WEEKS. 
NATIONAL  BARBERS'  ASS'N  DAY. 
PORT  ANGELES  DAY. 
EVERETT  DAY.       Northwest  Miners'  Day. 
NATIONAL  GUARD  ASS'N  OF  THE  U.  S.  Convenes. 
HAWAIIAN  DAY. 
TEXAS  DAY. 
ALASKA  WEEK  BEGINS. 
American  Institute  Mining  Engineers  Convenes. 
ARCTIC  BROTHERHOOD  DAY. 
MINERS'  DAY. 

SKAGWAY  and  CORDOVA  DAY. 
GRAND  CLOSING  EVENTS. 


HOW   THE   EXPOSITION  WAS 
ADVERTISED. 


ByA.L.  Hall. 

Advertising  an  exposition  is  a  mighty  task.  People  who  have  seen  all  the 
world's  fairs  since  the  father  of  them  all  took  place  at  Philadelphia  in  1  876,  agree 
that  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  excells  all  others  in  point  of  attractive- 
ness; yet  the  combination  of  Nature's  lavish  scenic  contribution  and  the  ten  million 
dollars  that  have  gone  to  make  Seattle's  fair  what  it  is  today  would  not  be  a 
factor  in  its  success  were  the  world  not  to  know  of  it.  So  the  most  important 
work  in  connection  with  building  an  exposition  is  advertising  it. 

Promoting  publicity  in  this  day  and  age  is  an  exact  science.  It  is  under- 
stood by  few.  That  brilliant  advertising  men  are  born,  not  made,  is  evidenced 
by  the  success  that  has  been  met  with  in  exploiting  the  A.-Y.-P.  James  A. 
Wood  and  Welford  Beaton  have  made  the  Seattle  fair  the  best  advertised  expo- 
sition ever  held  in  America,  yet  neither  of  them  had  had  any  previous  experience  in 
exploiting  a  great  undertaking.  They  brought  their  long  newspaper  training  to 
bear  and  made  generous  use  of  their  wits. 

Called  into  the  office  of  Director  of  Exploitation  at  a  late  date,  when  there 
was  little  left  of  the  appropriation  set  aside  for  advertising  purposes,  Mr.  Wood 
found  a  great  task  before  him.  He  first  needed  an  able  lieutenant  in  the  capacity 
of  Chief  of  Publicity  and  selected  Mr.  Beaton  for  the  position.  The  fact  that 
the  attractions  of  the  A.-Y.-P.  are  known  in  every  hole  and  corner  of  the  coun- 
try bears  testimony  to  the  fact  that  they  have  made  a  great  team. 

Advertising  an  exposition  with  an  unlimited  expense  account  would  be  an 
easy  matter.  It  would  only  be  necessary  to  take  advertising  space  in  all  the 
newspapers  and  cover  all  the  bill-boards  in  the  country,  but  that  would  entail 
enormous  expenditure.  When  money  is  lacking,  the  deficiency  must  be  made 
good  by  wit  and  energy.  To  get  into  the  newspapers  is  essential  to  the  success 
of  a  comprehensive  advertising  campaign.  It  therefore  becomes  necessary  to 
make  news,  and  to  give  it  to  the  newspapers  in  a  manner  that  will  make  it  ac- 
ceptable to  editors  who  view  with  suspicion  all  matter  sent  them  by  press  agents. 


Corner  of  the  Mines  Building  at  the  A.-Y.-P.  ExpcsK'wn. 


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Broadly  speaking,  the  division  of  the  work  in  Mr.  Wood's  department 
entailed  upon  that  gentleman  the  making  of  the  news,  and  upon  Mr.  Beaton  the 
placing  of  it  in  the  papers.  An  active  campaign  was  instituted  among  state 
legislatures  as  much  for  the  purpose  of  inducing  the  papers  to  make  frequent 
mention  of  the  Exposition  as  for  the  sake  of  leading  the  states  to  erect  buildings 
on  the  grounds.  At  every  big  convention  held  in  the  country  during  the  past 
winter  letters  were  read  inviting  the  delegates  to  visit  the  Exposition.  Mr.  Wood 
requested  all  the  large  manufacturers  having  exhibits  at  the  Exposition  to  include 
in  their  advertisements  a  line  drawing  attention  to  the  fact  that  they  would  be 
represented  at  the  A.-Y.-P.  He  prevailed  on  the  company  controlling  street-car 
advertising  throughout  the  Western  states  to  display,  free  of  charge,  cards  adver- 
tising the  Fair.  He  secured  the  privilege  of  painting  advertisements  on  all  the 
new  street  lights  in  Seattle. 

Appreciating  the  fact  that  press  matters  could  be  handled  on  the  ground 
more  satisfactorily  than  from  a  distance,  Mr.  Wood  appointed  prominent 
newspaper  men  in  New  York,  Chicago  and  Washington  to  keep  the  papers  in 
their  respective  territories  supplied  with  information,  and  these  men,  working 
under  Mr.  Beaton's  direction,  effected  some  remarkable  results.  Two  months 
before  the  opening  date,  Mr.  Beaton  set  about  seeing  how  many  newspapers  he 
could  induce  to  carry  page  stories  about  the  Exposition  on  Sunday,  May  the 
thirtieth.  Well  written  stories  and  new  photographs  were  sent  out  and  as  nearly 
as  can  be  estimated,  approximately  $200,000  worth  of  free  advertising  was 
received  as  the  result  of  that  particular  move. 

A  remarkably  well  organized  campaign  was  conducted  by  Mr.  Beaton, 
urging  the  school  children  of  the  state  to  write  letters  to  eastern  school  children 
and  newspapers.  Returns  from  the  press-clipping  bureaus  proved  it  a  brilliant 
stroke,  many  of  the  great  eastern  newspapers  making  editorial  references  to  it  as 
being  a  novel  and  effective  method  of  advertising  the  Exposition.  As  a  reward 
of  merit  the  school  children  were  admitted  to  the  grounds  for  one  day,  free  of 
charge,  before  the  opening  of  the  Exposition.  Their  glowing  reports  to  their 
parents  materially  increased  the  subsequent  gate-receipts.  One  day,  dedicated 
to  the  women  of  Seattle,  was  set  aside  in  April,  on  which  occasion  the  popularity 
of  the  courtesy  was  utilized  for  the  purpose  of  making  photographs  of  the  grounds, 
showing  them  thronged  with  people.  These  clever  tactics  employed  by  Mr.  Wood 
and  Mr.  Beaton  serve  to  show  that  to  the  task  of  advertising  an  exposition  must 
be  applied  a  science  that  has  many  ramifications. 

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It  is  a  self-evident  fact  that  in  order  to  get  anything  into  a  newspaper,  it  is 
necessary  to  furnish  it  with  the  kind  of  material  it  demands.  Editors  of  many 
of  the  larger  papers  throughout  the  country  have  stated  that  the  printed  matter 
sent  out  by  the  Publicity  Department  of  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition  was 
better  in  every  way  than  any  ever  sent  out  by  any  Exposition  press  bureau.  It 
required  time  and  persistence  to  induce  Eastern  editors  to  read  the  articles  pre- 
pared under  Mr.  Beaton's  supervision.  When,  at  length,  they  attracted  the 
attention  they  deserved,  the  returns  of  the  press-clipping  bureaus  showed  the 
Seattle  Fair  to  have  received  more  frequent  and  laudable  mention  in  the  papers 
throughout  the  country,  even  in  those  along  the  Atlantic  Coast,  than  any  previous 
Exposition. 

During  the  preliminary  work  on  the  Exposition,  reports  were  circulated  by 
Westerners  of  prominence  returning  from  the  East,  to  the  effect  that  little  was 
known  in  the  eastern  states  concerning  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific  Exposition, 
great  interest  being  manifested,  however,  in  the  Northwest  country  and  a  general 
desire  among  eastern  people  to  know  more  of  it.  The  Division  of  Publicity 
was  censured  for  its  negligence  in  permitting  ignorance  to  exist  on  this  subject 
throughout  the  East.  Mr.  Wosd  and  Mr.  Beaton,  however,  were  reaping  the 
harvest  of  their  preliminary  work,  which  had  been  formulated  and  carried  out 
on  the  assumption  that,  to  bring  prospective  visitors  to  the  Exposition,  a  desire  to 
visit  the  country  must  first  be  created.  After  the  attractions  of  the  Northwest 
had  been  thoroughly  exploited,  the  work  on  the  advertising  of  the  Exposition 
itself  began,  and  so  efficiently  was  this  work  done  that  the  services  of  a  great 
press  syndicate  had  to  be  solicited  to  aid  in  the  work  of  distribution. 

To  the  remarkably  efficient  efforts  of  Mr.  Wood  and  Mr.  Beaton  belongs 
the  credit  for  the  tremendous  success  of  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition. 


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"Seattle,    1909." 


THE  PACIFIC  NORTHWEST, 

SEATTLE,  THE  WONDER  CITY 

THE  PUGET  SOUND  COUNTRY 


Prepared  by 

LEONARD   HALL 


The  Pacific  Northwest,  as  we  know  it  today,  embraces  all  that  coast 
territory  lying  north  of  the  California  state  line,  and  includes  Oregon,  Wash- 
ington, British  Columbia  and  Alaska. 

President  Jefferson  builded  better  than  he  knew  when,  in  1  803,  he  inaugu- 
rated the  Lewis  and  Clark  Expedition, — an  undertaking  that  has  resulted  in 
immense  benefits  to  the  nation.  The  eventual  outcome  of  that  expedition  was 
to  bring  into  the  possession  of  the  United  States  of  America,  a  proud  domain, 
which,  although  the  fact  is  little  known,  is  the  only  part  of  the  United  States 
acquired  by  right  of  discovery,  and  the  only  part  which  has  never  acknowledged 
any  other  form  of  government.  It  was  a  country  which,  after  its  original  dis- 
covery and  exploration,  was  regarded  as  of  very  little  value  to  the  Union,  except 
for  its  trade  in  furs.  Nor  was  this  erroneous  impression  removed  until  the 
prophetic  utterances  of  John  C.  Calhoun  and  Thomas  H.  Benton  drew  the 
attention  of  the  world  to  the  great  possibilities  in  the  then  wild  and  almost  unknown 
land  lying  north  of  the  California  line  and  west  of  the  Rockies. 

For  many  years  the  original  settlement  of  the  British  near  the  mouth  of 
the  Columbia  River,  and  the  fur  trading  post  established  by  John  Jacob  Astor, 


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at  what  is  now  Astoria,  Oregon,  represented  the  settled  part  of  this  coast  empire. 
Gradually  the  trail  across  the  continent  was  blazed,  and  before  many  years  had 
elapsed  a  considerable  number  of  adventurous  spirits  had  begun  the  settlement 
of  what  was  then  termed  "The  Oregon  Country."  The  question  of  govern- 
mental ownership  of  this  vast  territory  became  acute,  and  with  this  constant  agita- 
tion and  the  resultant  friction  between  the  American  settlers,  and  a  few  scattered 
British  military  posts,  law  and  order  was  a  thing  unknown,  and  permanent  settle- 
ment became  practically  impossible.  The  need  of  an  acknowledged  government 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

The  Olympics  from  Seattle's  Water  Front.     Titanic  Snow-Clad  Giants  Guarding  the 
Entrance  to  Puget  Sound. 

and  the  desire  to  annex  this  territory  to  the  mother  country  caused  the  American 
pioneers  to  raise  the  now  almost  forgotten  war-cry  "54°-40'  or  Fight,"  so  ably 
written  of  in  a  recent  work  of  fiction  by  Emerson  Hough;  54°  40'  latitude  being 
the  northern  boundary  of  the  territory  then  claimed  by  the  United  States,  while 
the  British  claim  extended  south  to  the  42nd  parallel. 

This  western  war-cry  was  taken  up  all  through  the  Oregon  Country  and 
for  years  threatened  the  loss  to  the  United  States  of  two  of  the  most  brilliant 


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stars  in  her  galaxy,  or  to  the  British  Empire  of  one  of  the  richest  provinces  in 
the  Dominion  of  Canada,  now  known  as  British  Columbia. 

The  eventual  settlement  of  this  dispute  fixed  the  49th  parallel  as  the 
boundary  line  between  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and  the  Union  Jack  with  the 
superimposed  Maple  Leaf.  The  enmities  and  bitter  feelings  have  long  since 
disappeared,  and  on  both  sides  of  that  now  almost  obliterated  line  of  demarcation 
a  united  people  commercially,  from  the  southern  line  of  Oregon  to  the  Arctic 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

The  Cascade  Mountains  Across  Lafye   Washington.     A   Scenic  Fairyland  end 
Sportsman's  Paradise. 

Ocean,  are  building  up  that  part  of  the  Western  hemisphere  which  is  destined 
to  become  the  greatest  commercial  distributing  point  of  the  world,  and  of  which 
Puget  Sound  is  its  greatest  outlet,  and  Seattle  its  metropolis. 

It  is  only  within  a  few  years  that  the  people  of  the  Eastern  States,  and 
of  the  world  in  general,  have  realized  what  a  wealth  of  scenery,  what  great 
natural  resources  and  hidden  treasures,  are  contained  in  this  section  of  the 


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country,  and  what  rich  returns  for  industry,  energy  and  brains  are  revealed  in 
the  magnificent  progress  of  the  States  of  Oregon,  Washington  and  Idaho;  the 
Province  of  British  Columbia,  and  our  new-old  possession  Alaska.  Here, 
commercially  and  socially,  we  are  creating  new  spheres  for  the  investor,  and 
congenial  surroundings 
for  the  homeseeker,  and 
the  nation  is  just  begin- 
ning to  realize  the  ex- 


isting conditions, — that 
in  the  great  Pacific 
Northwest  life  is  well 
worth  the  living;  a  com- 
petency may  be  earned 

r  1       Photo  bv  Webster  &  Stevens 

rew    years,    and, 


The  Bathing  Beach  at  Alki  Point. 


in    a 

surrounded    by    nature's 

most  wonderful  scenic  marvels ;  with  climatic  conditions  unsurpassed  in  the  world ; 

the  purest  air  and  the  brightest  sunshine:  the  ideal  conditions  for  happiness  and 

comfort  are  here  found. 

Historically,   this  seacoast   can  boast  of  an   acquaintance  with   navigators 

almost  as  ancient  as  that 
of  any  other  section  of 
the  Western  hemisphere, 
dating  back  at  least  to 
the  early  part  of  the 

__  1  6th  Century,  when  Ul- 

•JL^^^^ g^^-.  I  loa,  Cabrillo  and  Ferelo 
cruised  north  at  various 
times  from  Lower  Cali- 
fornia, which  seems  to 
have  been  a  sort  of 
headquarters  for  the  old 
Spanish  navigators.  The 
latter  of  the  three 
reached  the  mouth  of 
the  Columbia  River  in 
1542.  In  1592  Juan 
de  Fuca  entered  and 
explored  the  straits 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 


"Seattle,    1882." 


which     now     bear     his 


THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 


69 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Rainier — The  Noblest  Mountain  of  Them  All. 

name,  and  which  lead  to  Puget  Sound  and  the  Gulf  of  Georgia.  Dutch  navi- 
gators sailed  around  the  Horn  and  explored  the  Coast  Line  as  far  north  as  the 
northern  end  of  Vancouver  Island  early  in  the  1  7th  Century,  but  it  was  not 
until  1774  that  we  have  any  record  of  extensive  explorations  having  been  made 
as  far  north  as  the  54th  parallel.  Capt.  Cook  cruised  along  the  coast  well 
towards  1800,  as  did  Hanna,  Portlock,  Dickson  and  traders  from  Bombay, 
Calcutta  and  other  Oriental  ports.  Traces  of  Chinese  and  Japanese  expeditions 
have  been  discovered  on  this  coast,  and  anthropologists  consider  that  there  is 
little  doubt  that  the  Indians  who  inhabited  this  section  were  Mongoloids  who 
immigrated  across  Bering  Strait  from  Asia.  There  is  much  evidence  to  warrant 
this  belief. 


The  first  voyages  from  the  United  States  were  those  of  the  ship  Columbia 
and  sloop  Washington;  Robert  Gray  and  John  Kendrick,  commanders.  Au- 
thentic records  show  that  they  discovered  and  explored  Vancouver  Island  in 
1  790.  None  of  these  explorations,  however,  seem  to  have  left  us  any  lasting 
evidence,  until  that  of  Capt.  Vancouver,  an  Englishman,  who,  during  the  year 
1  79 1 ,  made  important  explorations  through  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  and  the 
Puget  Sound  region.  He  named  Vancouver  Island  for  himself.  Puget  Sound 


J- 


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71 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Western    Washington   Forest   Giants   Awaiting   the   Slaughter. 

and  Mt.  Baker  were  named  for  two  of  his  lieutenants.  Mt.  Rainier  was  named 
for  his  old  friend  and  commander,  a  British  admiral.  Not  forgetting  the  sovereign 
who  sent  him  out,  he  named  for  him  the  body  of  water  which  receives  the  mighty 
Fraser  River, — the  Gulf  of  Georgia. 

All  of  these  explorers  carried  back  to  civilization  news  of  the  wonderful 
riches  to  be  found  in  this  territory,  and  the  trade  in  furs  caused  the  organization 
of  a  number  of  fur  companies  in  Great  Britain  and  America.  The  greatest  of 
these  was  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company,  of  which  Sir  Alexander  McKenzie  was 
a  member.  McKenzie's  trip  across  the  continent  in  1  792  is  believed  to  have 
been  the  first  overland  trip  made  by  a  white  man  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 

His  discoveries  at  that  time  were  of  great  importance  and  were  afterwards 
of  material  benefit  to  the  British  in  their  settlement  and  holding  of  their  portion 
of  the  Pacific  Northwest.  His  advice  to  his  government  was  urgently  in  favor 
of  an  expedition  which  should  be  sufficiently  strong  to  explore  and  forever  hold 
all  of  that  territory  lying  north  of  the  then  Mexican  line,  as  a  British  possession. 


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It  is  a  far  cry  from  the  day  of  these  early  explorers  to  the  present  day, 
when  the  development  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  has  been  such  that  great  iron 
highways  span  the  continent  and  have  made  possible,  as  nothing  else  could,  a 
close  connection  between  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  seaboards,  and  what  has 
hitherto  been  regarded  as  a  far-away  and  almost  inaccessible  land  is  now  within 
easy  reach. 

When  the  traveler  has  journeyed  across  the  Rocky  Mountains,  with  their 
awe-inspiring  gorges,  their  marvelous  rock  formations,  and  their  rich  colorings; 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Such  Rafts  as   This  Can  Be  Seen  on  Any  Pacific  Northwest   Waters. 

when  he  has  viewed  Columbia  River,  with  its  long  stretches  of  placid  waters 
suddenly  leaping  into  foaming  cascades  and  swift  torrents,  its  fleet  of  fishing 
boats,  and  its  great  salmon  canneries;  when  he  has  seen  the  mighty  Fraser  River, 
choked  with  millions  of  logs  cut  from  the  great  fir  forests  of  British  Columbia; 
when  the  blue  depths  of  Puget  Sound,  that  immense  inland  sea,  with  its  countless 
islands,  harbors  and  bays,  dawns  upon  his  vision,  and  when  the  splendid  cities 
of  Seattle,  Tacoma,  Portland,  Vancouver  and  Victoria  meet  his  astonished  gaze, 


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he  realizes  for  the  first  time  that  the  younger  states  of  the  Union  are  rapidly 
gaining  for  themselves  the  position  in  the  Commercial  World  which  those  of 
older  growth  have  hitherto  held  unchallenged. 

Since  the  geography  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  first  became  known,  the  fact 
has  been  recognized  that  the  Puget  Sound  country  holds  the  key  to  the  trade  of 
the  wide  Pacific.  While  this  country  has  been  in  the  possession  of  the  United 
States  for  more  than  a  century,  it  was  little  appreciated  and  almost  entirely 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Denni;  Hill— Old  Hotel   Washington,    1907. 

neglected  until  the  coming  of  the  present  generation.  It  is  only  within  the  past 
twenty-five  years  that  the  real  development  of  its  wonderful  resources  has  begun, 
and  it  is  little  more  than  ten  years  since  the  eyes  of  the  world  have  been  opened 
to  the  grand  possibilities  of  its  future  development. 


This  is  a  great  country.     It  is  vast  in  extent,  rich  in  resources  and  full  of 
promise.     It  has  a  wonderfully  fertile  and  productive  soil.     It  holds  the  world's 


The    Upper  Picture   S/ion>s   a  Part   of   Denny   Hill   Demolished   and   New    Buildings   Being 
Constructed.     The  Lower  Picture  Shows  the  Same  Spot  Two  Years  Later — 1909. 


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greatest  forests  of  valuable  timber,  ex- 
tensive deposits  of  useful  minerals,  the 
greatest  fisheries  in  the  world,  mighty 
rivers,  lakes  and  inland  seas,  and  the 
grandest  mountain  scenery  upon  the 

American  continent. 

#  *  #  #  # 

Fifty  years  ago  a  handful  of  hardy 
pioneers  drifted  North  from  the  Colum- 
bia River  section,  and  after  exploring 
the  wooded  hills  and  slopes  of  Puget 
Sound  in  search  of  a  restful  place  for 
a  future  home,  they  finally  settled  on 
the  Northern  side  of  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  bays  in  this  whole  Sound 
country,  which  they  named  Elliott 
Bay.  Then  was  founded  the  colony 
which  afterwards  became  Seattle — 
the  Wonder  City  of  the  World. 
These  early  settlers  were  not  planning 
a  city.  They  were  merely  looking  for 
a  spot  where  they  could  live  the  life 
of  their  choice  in  peace  and  plenty. 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Puget   Sound   from   Kinnear  Park- 


In   Woodland  Park. 

The  hills  back  of  the 
settlement  added  to  their 
enjoyment,  as  did  the 
magnificent  Olympics 
far  over  the  blue  depths 
of  Puget  Sound  to  the 
West.  Of  space,  they 
had  plenty  for  their 
needs.  Hills  did  not 
bother  them  in  the 
least,  and  they  had  no 
thought  of  what  trouble 
these  hills  might  cause 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 
Ravenna 


Seattle  is  only  a  little 
over  fifty  years  of  age, 
and  is  still  a  resident  of 
the  place  which  he  has 
seen  grow  up. 

In  1  882  Seattle  wel- 
comed Henry  Villard, 
who  had  built  the 
Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
way, and  the  first  trans- 
continental train  over 
the  road  marked  the  be- 
ginning of  the  city  as 
a  metropolis.  By  this 
time  the  hills  behind  the 
early  pioneer  settlement 
were  covered  with 


future  generations.  Cabin  homes,  a  saw  mill,  a 
school,  a  church,  two  or  three  general  stores  sprung 
up,  and  to  their  minds  the  town  was  completed,  but 
the  trend  of  Empire  and  Horace  Greely's  advice  "Go 
West"  interfered  with  these  peaceful  plans,  and  the 
pioneer  settlement  began  to  grow.  A  few  skirmishes 
with  the  Indians  and  one  rather  serious  fight  finally 
settled  the  question  of  the  supremacy  of  the  white 
man,  and,  with  these  exceptions,  very  little  occurred 
to  mark  the  passing  of  the  years,  except  the  gradual 
increase  in  population  for  the  first  twenty  years  of  the 
history  of  the  little  settlement.  Afterward,  events 
crowded  one  upon  another,  and  the  population  of 
Seattle  increased,  until  in  1 878  the  town  was  so 
spread  out  that  even  a  mile  from  the  original  settle- 
ment houses  and  gardens  could  be  found  in  the 
wooded  wilderness.  Logging  camps,  saw  mills  and 
other  enterprises  had  been  built  and  established,  and 
the  foundation  for  a  large  city  had  been  laid.  Seattle 
today  has  a  population  of  over  300,000  people, 
and  yet  the  first  white  boy  born  in  what  is  known  as 


Photo  by   Stevens  &  Webster. 

A    Tangled  Mass   of  Beauty  in  Madrono  Parfy. 


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houses,  and  streets  and  avenues  had  been  built,  tier  on  tier,  up  and  down  the 
hill  sides,  and  the  citizens  of  Seattle  began  to  realize  for  the  first  time  that  if 
they  were  to  have  a  world-city  they  would  have  to  emulate  Imperial  Rome  and 
build  upon  the  hills.  From  this  time  on  Seattle's  growth  has  been  a  marvelous 
succession  of  leaps  and  bounds.  When  it  is  considered  that  twenty-five  years 
ago  the  site  of  the  great  metropolis  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  was  little  more  than 
a  frontier  logging  and  saw  mill  settlement,  it  seems  impossible  for  the  human 
mind  to  grasp  the  fact  that  Seattle  as  she  stands  today  is  not  an  "Alladinesque 
dream."  Within  the  past  ten  years  Seattle  has  overtaken  and  far  distanced  Los 
Angeles,  Portlard  and  Tacoma,  and  is  hard  pressing  San  Francisco  for  first  place 
commercially  and  financially  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens. 

Lincoln  High  School  and  Broadway  High  School.     Typical  Seattle  School  Buildings. 


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Alaska  Building — Home  of  Scandinavian  American  BanJ(. 


THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL  79 

The  attention  of  the  whole  world  was  attracted  to  Seattle  and  Alaska  in 
July,  1897,  when  the  first  Klondike  steamer  landed  at  Seattle  with  $800,000 
of  Alaskan  Gold.  Every  returning  boat  since  that  day  has  added  to  the  world's 
supply  of  the  yellow  metal,  until  the  product  of  Klondike  and  Alaska  mines 
received  in  Seattle  in  the  last  ten  years  has  reached  the  magnificent  sum  of 
$185,000,000. 

The  recent  rapid  development  of  Seattle  is  intimately  connected  with  the 
modern  history  of  Alaska.  Northern  gold  has  done  much  to  build  up  Seattle, 
and  to  fill  the  vaults  of  her  banks,  and  Seattle  business  men,  transportation  com- 
panies, newspapers  and  magazines  have  done  much  to  exploit  the  resources  and 
to  encourage  the  development  of  Alaska. 

With  the  discovery  of  gold  in  the  Klondike  came  the  realizatipn  that  Seattle 
had  to  control  the  Alaska  business.  The  business  men  of  the  city  went  after  this 
control,  and  they  got  it,  although  the  fight  for  the  Alaskan  business  against  Port- 
land, Tacoma  and  San  Francisco  was  the  strongest  commercial  fight  the  Pacific 
Coast  has  ever  known.  Seattle  has  retained  it  to  this  day,  with  no  question  as 
to  the  possible  loss  to  the  city  of  the  commercial  possibilities  which  the  great 
Alaskan  Territory  has  offered  up  to  them.  The  Alaska  trade  has  developed 
in  Seattle  perhaps  more  than  anything  else  that  evidence  of  civic  pride  which  is 
generally  known  as  "Seattle  Spirit."  The  development  of  Seattle,  and  its 
wonderful  progress  today,  as  well  as  its  magnificent  promise  for  the  future,  is 
due  to  nothing  more  or  less  than  this  much-derided  "Seattle  Spirit."  The  people 
of  the  Pacific  Coast,  from  San  Diego  to  the  Arctic  Circle,  know  and  admire 
and  are  jealous  of  that  spirit.  It  is  of  the  city  and  for  the  city,  and  the  most 
remarkable  part  of  it  is  that  it  does  not  take  the  new  Seattle  citizen  many  days 
to  become  thoroughly  imbued  with  this  wonderful  "Seattle  Spirit"  which  has 
made  the  city  a  metropolis. 

The  enterprise  of  Seattle's  business  men  is  recognized  throughout  the  world 
as  a  guarantee  of  the  future  of  the  city.  Seattle  has  never  been  confronted  with 
collapses  of  organized  corporations  and  she  has  never  been  a  one  man's  city. 
Her  commercial  and  manufacturing  interests  have  been  built  upon  safe  invest- 
ments, because  the  opportunities  of  such  investments  and  sure  enlargements  and 
expansion  has  ever  been  present,  giving  her  a  community  of  interests,  individu- 
alized, yet  interdependent,  putting  all  alike  on  the  metal  of  the  man  or  men 
who  have  embarked  in  these  enterprises.  It  has  been  a  case  of  brain  and  brawn, 
honesty  of  purpose  and  ability  to  master  any  emergency,  with  "Success"  the 


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eternal  slogan.  The  City  of  Seattle  is  peopled,  as  is  the  whole  State  of  Washing- 
ton, with  the  best  brains  and  blood  from  our  Eastern  states,  and  from  foreign 
countries.  Here  men  and  women  execute  what  they  attempt,  and  they  attempt 
only  what  can  be  executed. 

Seattle  has  grown  so  rapidly  in  population  and  expanded  so  phe- 
nomenally on  commercial  and  industrial  lines  that  the  city  has  not 
been  able  to  keep  pace  in  providing  public  improvements.  At  the  same  time 


First  Presbyterian  Church.  Plioto  by  Webster  &  Stevens 


the  wide  extensions  of 
her  markets  are  just  be- 
ginning to  receive  the 
attention  the  subject  de- 
mands. Although  won- 
derful tasks  have  been 
accomplished  in  many 
particulars,  the  consu- 
mation  of  still  more  stu- 
pendous undertakings  of 
vital  importance  to  the 
future  welfare  of  the 
metropolis  are  now  oc- 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 


Seattle    Public    Library. 


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cupying  the  attention  and  energies  of  the  public.  While  it  is  true  that  there  are 
a  large  number  of  immensely  important  development  projects  being  forwarded  by 
various  corporations,  large  and  small,  there  are  now  in  contemplation  and  begun 
great  projects  of  unusual  import,  requiring  the  expenditure  of  many  millions  of 
dollars,  which  speak  — 

eloquently  of  the 
faith  the  whole  coun- 
try has  in  the  future 
destiny  of  this  city 
and  section,  and 
which  will  contribute 
to  the  unlimited  ex- 
pansion, general 
prosperity  and  com- 
mercial influence  of 
the  city,  until  it  has 
reached  world-wide 
extent. 

When  in  the  City 
of  Seattle  a  natural 
barrier  seems  in  the 
way  of  her  develop- 
ment, considerations 
of  personal  property 
ownership  are  waived 
in  the  desire  to  do 
the  greatest  good  for 
the  civic  betterment 
of  the  city.  This 
fact  is  best  demon- 


strated to  visitors  by 

an  inspection  of  what 

is     without    question 

a  greater  exhibit  than 

can  be  found  in  the  Exposition  grounds.     This  is  to  be  seen  in  the  wonderful 

regrade  work  being  done  in  various  sections  of  the  city.     Towards  the  Northern 

end  of  the  business  district  of  the  city  some  three  years  ago  there  was  a  hill  300 

to  400  feet  high,  at  least  two  miles  long,  and  considerably  over  a  mile  wide. 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

St.  James'  Roman  Catholic  Cathedral. 


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This  elevation  of  land,  known  as  Denny  Hill,  stood  in  the  way  of  the  further 
progress  Northward  of  the  business  district.  Accordingly,  the  property  owners 
got  together,  and  although  the  hill  was  covered  with  magnificent  residences,  and 

on  its  highest  spot  stood 
a  half  million  dollar 
hotel,  it  was  prompt- 
ly decided  that  the  hill 
should  be  removed. 
Today  traces  of  the 
hill  are  still  to 
be  found,  but  these 
are  rapidly  disappear- 
ing, and  millions  of 
tons  of  earth  which 
once  formed  Denny 
Hill  are  being  and  have 
been  sluiced  into  the 
bay,  while  other  mil- 
lions are  being  carted 
away  to  fill  up  uneven 
spots  in  the  surface  of 
the  city  which  yet  lack 
attention.  Competent 
engineers  have  declared 
this  to  be  the  largest  re- 
grade  enterprise  the 
world  has  ever  known 
or  seen. 

Today,  on  what  was 
once  a  party  of  Denny 
Hill,  broad  streets  and 
avenues,  beautifully 

paved  and  brilliantly 
lighted,  are  lined  with  some  of  the  most  magnificent  structures  in  the  city. 
Among  these  beautiful  buildings  are  to  be  found  the  most  magnificent  hotels  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  the  finest  theatre  west  of  Chicago,  and  many  of  the  most 
fashionable  shops  and  stores.  Other  streets  are  rapidly  being  pushed  through, 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 


Empire  Building,  Madison  Street  and  Second  Avenue. 


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and  as  fast  as  graded  they  are  paved  and  lighted,  and  the  demand  for  space 
for  more  new  buildings  of  what  the  Seattle  Building  Department  term  "The 
Class  A  Type"  is  greater  than  the  available  space  leveled  by  the  regrade  con- 
tractors, although  they  work  both  day  and  night  at  the  washing  away  of  the 
remnants  of  Denny  Hill. 

Seattle/situated  on  her  many  hills,  has  presented  difficult  problems  in  city 
building,  and  these  have  required  the  greatest  skill  and  the  most  faithful  service. 
In  this  respect  it  has  been  Seattle's  great  fortune  to  have  faithful,  capable  and 
honest  city  officers.  More  particularly  can  the  city  congratulate  herself  on 
having  had  for  some  time  past  a  man  at  the  head  of  her  mighty  engineering 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 


Seattle  National  Banfy  Building. 


problems  who  has  given  years  of  his  life  in  building  a  safe  plan  for  all  of  Seattle's 
great  public  necessities.  City  Engineer  Thomson  has  always  kept  in  mind  the 
fact  that  a  still  greater  Seattle  is  to  follow,  and  his  master  mind  and  ceaseless 
devotion  to  duty  has  been  one  of  the  chief  causes  of  the  laying  of  a  matchless 
foundation  for  future  civic  greatness  upon  which  all  of  Seattle's  citizens  feel  safe 
in  building. 

Nor  has  any  other  city  in  the  world  been  more  fortunate  than  Seattle  in 
the  selection  of  her  city  officials.      The  present  Mayor,  John  F.   Miller,  is  the 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

First   Avenue   Looking   North   from    Pioneer   Square. 


man  upon  whom  the 
greatest  responsibili- 
ty rests.  That  he 
is  a  capable,  honest, 
and  a  public-spirited 
citizen  need  not  be 
repeated  here,  in 
view  of  the  fact  that 
his  fellow  -  citizens 
chose  him  as  their 
civic  head  during 
this,  Seattle's  great- 
est year.  An  able 
and  capable  City 
Council,  and  a 
Board  of  Public 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

United  States  Post  Office  and   Custom   House.     Post- Intelligencer  Building  and    White 

Building  to   the  Left. 


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Works,  whose  collective  and  individual  business  integrity  is  well  known,  add 
greatly  to  the  proper  conduct  of  the  municipal  business.  The  question  of  "graft'* 
is  never  raised  in  Seattle  against  her  city  officials,  and  she  is  a  well-governed  city, 
run  by  public  serv- 
ants who  believe  that 
proper  business  prin- 
ciples are  as  applica- 
ble to  public  affairs 
and  the  proper  con- 
duct of  a  city  as  they 
are  to  private  corpor- 
ations. 

A  brief  mention 
of  some  of  the  great 
public  works  accom- 
lished  by  the  man- 
agement of  the  cor- 
poration of  Seattle 
will  perhaps  be  inter- 
esting at  this  point. 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

The    Union  Depot,  King  Street. 


On  January  1  st, 
1909,  Seattle  had  500  miles  of  graded  streets,  and  over  1,000  miles  of  con- 
crete sidewalks,  which  had  cost  the  city  considerably  over  $12,000,000.  Over 
150  miles  of  these  streets  are  paved  with  hard  surface  pavement,  and  about  100 

miles  are  paved  with  wood.  The 
city  has  spent  on  this  street  pav- 
ing alone  about  $7,000,000. 
Almost  $5,000,000  have  been 
spent  for  sewers,  of  which  there 
are  more  than  250  miles.  Se- 
attle's water  supply  is  not  sur- 
passed in  the  world.  It  is  in 
excess  at  the  present  time  of 
25,000,000  gallons  per  day, 
and  finds  its  head  over  30  miles 

away  from  the  city  in  the  foot- 
Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens  .  .,,         f     ,       ^  i      */» 

hills  or  the  Cascade  Mountains. 

Leaving  for  Alaska-     An  Every-Day  Scene   on   the        A  j j.  .        ,         .          j.  .]» 

Water   Front  ^n      aaaitlonal     PJPe     ljne     W"I 


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shortly  be  completed,  which  will  bring 
the  total  daily  supply  to  75,000,000 
gallons.  Storage  reservoirs,  com- 
pleted and  under  construction,  have  a 
combined  capacity  of  over  200,000,- 
000  gallons.  Seattle's  city  lighting 
plant  is  another  matter  of  great  pride 
to  the  city.  It  'has  been  a  mighty 
factor  in  the  general  development  of 
Seattle,  and  it  has  in  connection  with 
it  the  possibility  of  the  development  in 
the  same  system  of  35,000  horse  power 
of  electrical  energy.  The  new  cluster 
lighting  on  First,  Second  and  Third 
Avenues  alone  has  cost  the  city  over 
$150,000.  The  great  regrade  project 
will,  when  completed,  show  an  ex- 
penditure of  nearly  $50,000,000,  a 
greater  portion  of  which  has  already 

Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens  .  .  .     . 

been  paid  ror. 

Pike  Street  East  from  Second  Avenue.  o       •     •  11      •  i  i          o         i 

oo  it  is  on  all  sides — when  oeattle 

or  her  citizens  want  anything  done  for  the  betterment  of  the  town  they  go  at  it 
and  do  it.     Their  faith  in  the  future  of  the  city  is  so  great,  and  their  interest 
and  their  work   for  the 
city's  benefit  is  so  vast, 
that  they  know  nothing 
of    the     word     "wait," 
and    still    less    of    the 
word  "fail." 

One  has  but  to  look 
at  Seattle's  fine  build- 
ings, some  of  her  mighty 
manufacturing  plants, 
the  great  transportation 
companies,  banking 
houses,  newspapers  and 

general  commercial  and    pi,0to  by  Webster  &  Stevens 
industrial  enterprises,  in       Sivfash  Indian  Woman  5e//,-ng  Baskets  on  a  Street  Corner. 


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order  to  realize  that  Seattle  today,  in  her  business  life,  stands  on  the  shoul- 
ders of  giants  in  finance;  men  of  acute  minds  and  great  business  ability; 
men  by  whose  hands  and  brains  the  foundation  of  a  great  city  is  being  laid  safely. 
The  educational  and  religious  side  of  life  within  the  city  proves  that  business 
men  have  been  prosperous,  and  that  they  live  not  alone  for  the  greed  of  gold. 


MMJMh 

ram  i. •! 


Where   Rail   and   Sail  Meet. 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

This  is  made  very  plain  by  the  magnificent  temples  of  worship  and  education 
that  dot  the  city  in  many,  many  places. 

Within  the  limits  of  Greater  Seattle  are  about  200  churches  and  church 
societies,  representing  the  number  of  religious  beliefs  that  are  usually  found  in 
a  progressive  city.  The  population  is  cosmopolitan  and  there  are  people  from 


88  THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 

all  parts  of  the  globe,  many  of  who  do  not  have  well  settled  religious  beliefs, 
but  who  are,  nevertheless,  liberal  supporters  of  all  movements  that  serve  to  im- 
prove the  moral  and  intellectual  tone  of  the  city.  All  of  the  leading  fraternal 
institutions  have  organizations  and  visiting  lodge  members  are  always  accorded  a 
hearty  welcome. 

Much  has  been  said  about  Seattle's  climate,  and  much  can  be  said  which 
is  practically  new  to  those  who  have  never  been  here  or  who  have  not  spent 
more  than  a  week  or  two  in  the  Puget  Sound  section.  In  the  Eastern  States 
the  belief  is  quite  prevalent  that  Seattle  and  her  port  are  frozen  up  for  a  greater 
portion  of  the  Winter  months,  and  even  those  who  know  that  this  is  an  erroneous 
impression  believe  that  what  Seattle  terms  her  "rainy  season  is  a  season  of  con- 
.stant  down  pour.  The  truth  about  Seattle's  climate  is  hard  to  believe.  Geo- 
graphically, her  situation  is  as  far  North  as  that  of  the  Southern  coast  of  Lab- 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

United  States  Navy  Yard,  at  Bremerton,  Puget  Sound. 

rador,  but  her  climate  is  to  be  compared  only  with  that  of  some  of  the  Southern 
Atlantic  States.  Owing  to  the  topography  of  the  country,  with  its  plateaus  of 
varying  elevation,  its  wide  valleys  and  high  mountain  ranges,  there  is  a  great 
diversity  of  climate,  which  includes  nearly  every  variety  known  in  the  temperate 
zone.  There  are  no  extremes  of  heat  or  cold.  The  summers  are  cool  and  the 
winters  are  mild,  with  almost  no  snow,  except  that  seen  in  the  distance  on  the 
mountain  ranges  which  surround  the  city. 

While  Seattle's  Winter  Season  is  called  the  "Rainy  Season,"  yet  it  must 
not  be  construed  that  there  are  no  sunny  days  in  the  winter,  nor  must  it  be  thought 
that  the  summer  is  a  period  of  drouth.  The  precipitation  during  the  winter 
months  is  not  heavy,  and  the  annual  precipitation  of  rain  in  Seattle  is  less  than 
that  of  New  York  City  or  San  Francisco. 


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Statistics  as  to  the  death  rate  in  Seattle  prove  that  it  is  smaller  in  proportion 
to  her  population  than  in  any  other  city  in  the  United  States.  Her  people  are  a 
healthy  race,  and  her  climate  is  such  as  to  guarantee  a  continuance  of  this  great 
blessing. 

Seattle's  Park  and  Boulevard  system  is  a  notable  one.  It  has  been  devel- 
oped under  Olmstead,  one  of  the  greatest  of  landscape  architects.  From  Pioneer 
Square  with  its  celebrated  Totem  Pole  to  the  outskirts  of  the  city  in  every  direc- 
tion are  Parks  and  Boulevards  where  nature  has  had  to  receive  very  little  assist- 
ance in  the  proper  development  of  Breathing  Spots  and  Play  Grounds  for  the 
people.  Seattle's 
great  shore  front  on 
Puget  Sound,  with 
i  t  s  many  bathing 
beaches  of  salt  water, 
as  well  as  her  beaches 
on  the  front  of  Lake 
Washington,  cannot 
be  duplicated  by  any 
city  in  the  world. 
Many  parks  are  lo- 
cated in  the  heart  of 
the  city,  and  the 
Boulevards  construct- 
ed and  under  con- 
templation around 
Lake  Union  and 
Green  Lake  will  be 
perfect  Avenues  of 
their  type.  These  lakes  themselves  add  much  to  the  beauty  of  the  city,  and  are 
not  to  be  confused  with  the  ordinary  artificial  lake  found  in  some  of  our  Eastern 
cities.  Lake  Union  covers  900  acres  and  Green  Lake  is  300  acres  in  extent. 
They  are  large  bodies  of  water  of  great  depth,  surrounded  by  magnificent  resi- 
dences, much  luxuriant  foliage,  and  many  beautiful  fir  trees  of  the  type  so  pre- 
valent in  the  Pacific  Northwest. 

From  the  harbor  to  the  summits  of  her  hills,  Seattle  is  a  succession  of 
scenic  street  terraces  that  only  cable  cars  can  directly  travel  and  serve ;  north  and 
south  the  topography  is  more  pacific,  or  is  being  graded  thereto,  and  brought 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 
U.  S.  Battleship  "Nebraska." 


Built  by  "Moron's"  in  Seattle. 


The   Central  Building 

Home   of   the    Trustee   Company 

Third  Avenue,  between  Marion  and  Columbia  Sts. 


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within  electric  general  transportation.  Western,  First  and  Second  Avenues 
coastwise  have  successfully  reigned  as  the  main  commercial  strands,  but  although 
brilliantly  still  holding  their  own,  within  three  years,  Third,  Fourth  and  even 
Fifth  Avenues  have  developed  amazingly.  Third  Avenue,  seemingly  within  a 
night,  has  duplicated  the  finish  of  Second,  outvies  any  exhibit  that  the  exposition 
can  possibly  show.  It  is  a  new  Swath  from  Yesler  triangle  to  reminiscent  Denny 
Hill  at  graceful  grade,  curbed,  paved,  cement-walked,  and  lined  with  sky- 
scrapers, the  new  permanent  postoffice,  hotels,  etc.  At  night,  First,  Second  and 
Third  Avenues  are  dazzlingly  illuminated  by  eight  lamp  posts  in  every  block, 
each  post  supporting  a  pyramid  of  five  electric  lights.,  and  they  present  a  scene 
that  is  not  paralleled  in  either  Chicago  or  New  York — despite  their  size  and 
wealth.  In  a  word,  Seattle  is  the  modern  marvel  of  magical  city  possibilities. 

Transportation  facilities  alone  have  been  needed  to  give  Seattle  the  Oriental 
trade.  She  now  has  that  transportation  in  abundance,  and  by  leaps  and  bounds 
our  Pacific  trade  is  growing  at  a  rate  unparalleled  in  history.  Sixty-four  years 
ago,  at  St.  Louis,  Thomas  H.  Benton  predicted  the  course  that  this  trade  would 
follow,  and  his  words  were  regarded  as  the  utterances  of  a  dreamer.  His 
propehcy  has  been  fulfilled,  and  today  the  prophecy  that  ultimately  the  site  of 
the  world's  commerce,  of  wealth  and  civilization,  will  be  centered  in  the  Pacific 
Northwest  is  much  more  likely  of  fulfillment  than  was  Benton's  prophecy  in  1  844. 

Seattle  occupies  a  unique  position,  being  situated  upon  the  shortest  route  of 
travel  and  transportation  between  the  Eastern  States  and  the  countries  of  the 
Orient  and  Alaska,  at  the  point  where  the  transcontinental  railroads  from  the 
East,  and  South,  and  the  Middle  West,  meet  the  ships  of  the  world  in  the  large 
and  growing  commerce  of  the  Pacific  Ocean.  This  fact  gives  her  natural  advan- 
tages possessed  by  no  other  city  in  the  world. 

Located  upon  an  arm  of  Puget  Sound  which  forms  an  extensive  deep  water 
harbor,  perfectly  protected  from  storm  and  accessible  to  the  largest  vessels  that 
float  at  all  times  and  all  stages  of  the  tide,  Seattle  has  become  the  American 
port  of  a  number  of  the  principal  steamship  lines  operating  upon  the  Pacific 
Ocean,  and  the  home  port  of  some  of  the  greatest  freight  carriers  of  the  world. 
It  is  also  a  home  port  of  a  very  large  fleet  of  coastwise  steamers  which  are  operated 
in  its  trade  with  Alaska,  Oregon,  California,  and  the  Puget  Sound  ports. 

All  of  the  transcontinental  Railway  Lines  which  reach  the  states  of  the 
Pacific  Northwest  have  their  terminals  in  Seattle.  The  Great  Northern  and 


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Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

The   Great  Moran   Shipbuilding    Yards. 

Northern  Pacific  Systems  have  enlarged  and  completed  their  extensive  new  term- 
inals, including  a  commodious  Union  Passenger  Station.  The  Canadian  Pacific, 
Union  Pacific,  and  the  Burlington  systems  reach  the  city  over  the  tracks  of 
other  roads.  The  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  has  completed  its  transcon- 
tinental extension  to  Seattle.  The  Union  Pacific  is  building  to  the  city,  and  has 
plans  here  for  the  most  extensive  terminals  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  North 
Coast  Railroad  is  seeking  an  entrance  to  Seattle,  and  the  Canadian  Pacific  is 
expected  soon  to  construct  its  own  line  to  this  port. 

Flour  and  wheat  from  the  West  and  Middle  West  States,  cotton  from  the 
South,  iron  from  Birmingham  and  Pittsburg,  agricultural  implements  from  Ohio, 
Indiana  and  Illinois,  locomotives  from  New  Jersey,  lumber  from  the  forests 
of  Washington  and  a  thousand  other  products  of  our  farms,  mills,  factories  and 
forests  come  to  Seattle  for  shipment  to  Australia,  the  Orient,  Alaska  and  South 
Sea  Islands  and  the  countries  of  Europe  and  Africa,  while  tea,  coffee,  sugar, 
silk,  mattings,  copra,  spices,  wool,  hides,  manila,  jute  and  many  other  products 
of  those  countries  come  to  her  gates  for  distribution  among  the  eighty-eight  mil- 


THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL  93 

lion  consumers  of  the  United  States.  Seattle  is  the  real  "gateway  to  the  Orient," 
and  everything  that  passes  through  her  harbor  adds  something  to  the  material 
welfare  of  the  city. 

The  city  of  Seattle  has  many  great  resources  behind  her  which  will  con- 
tribute very  largely  to  her  growth,  wealth  and  business  prosperity  in  thf  future. 
The  development  of  these  resources  has  only  begun,  and  the  field  is  s^ll  largely 
unoccupied.  Many  important  lines  of  business  are  as  yet  entirely  open  to  enter- 
prising men  who  wish  to  employ  their  energies  and  capital  in  the  pleasing  and 
profitable  undertaking  of  building  a  new  commercial  and  industrial  empire  in  the 
Pacific  Northwest. 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

A   Seattle  Boulevard. 

The  Real  Estate  situation  in  Seattle  is  probably  the  most  interesting  and 
most  talked  of  of  any  phase  of  conditions  in  the  city.  Sharing  as  she  does  in  the 
unprecedented  general  prosperity  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  there  are  many  dis- 
tinctive reasons  peculiar  to  the  city  to  account  for  the  realty  situation  and  for 
what  the  new  arrival  in  Seattle  chooses  to  call  "high  prices"  before  he  has  thor- 
oughly investigated  existing  conditions.  He  usually  overlooks  the  fact  that 
Seattle  is  the  gateway  to  the  Orient,  and  offers  opportunities  for  Ocean  travel  to 
the  Wonderful  East,  and  the  mysterious  and  fabulously  wealthy  land  of  the 
North,  and  is  herself  the  center  of  a  scenic  and  sporting  country  unequaled  in  the 
world,  drawing  annually  an  army  of  from  75,000  to  100,000  tourists  to  the 
city, — luring  them  back  in  greater  numbers  each  year,  and  ultimately  inducing 
thousands  of  them  to  make  their  permanent  homes  here. 

A  greater  proportion  of  the  residents  of  Seattle  own  their  own  homes  than 
in  any  other  city  in  the  country,  and  it  can  be  truthfully  said  that  these  homes 


Second  Avenue  Looking  North  from    Yesler   Way. 


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are  also  of  a  better  class  than  are  usually  found  in  the  large  cities.     This  home 
owning  makes  for  public  interests,  civic  pride,  progress,  and  good  government. 

So  solid  and  conservative  is  the  foundation  of  the  city's  growth  and  develop- 
ment that  property  values  must  inevitably  rise  toward  yet  higher  levels  for  there 
is  no  other  country  on  earth  that  offers  more  opportunities  to  the  home  seeker  and 
investor.  So  long  as  there  is  but  one  great  Pacific  Northwest  upon  whose  metrop- 
olis the  eyes  of  the  world  are  fixed  as  a  distributing  center  of  America's  greatest 


The  Arctic  Club  Building. 

undeveloped  commercial  opportunities  which  are  in  the  Pacific  lands  and  beyond, 
just  so  long  will  the  city  continue  to  grow,  and  its  property  enhance  in  true 
substantial  value. 


There  are  over  1  00,000  adult  wage  earners  in  the  city  of  Seattle  today. 
The  salaries  paid  to  workers  in  her  300  manufacturing  plants  run  into  man}' 
millions  annually.  The  location  of  the  city  at  a  point  where  she  receives  tribute 
from  every  section  of  the  great  Northwest  which  is  experiencing  such  stupendeous 


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THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 


development  of  its  virgin  resources  and  is  supporting  constantly  increasing  thou- 
sands of  inhabitants,  cannot  be  duplicated  anywhere  in  the  world.  These  thou- 
sands and  tens  of  thousands  turn  to  Seattle  for  their  supplies  and  send  to  this 
city  products  running  into  hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars  in  value. 

The  state  of  Washington  is  a  rich  and  productive  section  with  resources 
sufficient  to  support  many  times  the  population  she  now  has.  Today  her  popula- 
tion is  about  1,500,000,  and  with  the  present  rate  of  development  of  her  great 
natural  resources,  her  broad  acres  of  wheat,  her  countless  orchards,  her  fishing 
and  mining  industries  and  the  great  lumbering  business  of  Western  Washington, 
it  is  safe  to  say  that  with  the  consequent  increase  of  population  the  state  will  con- 
tain over  3,000,000  people  within  the  next  ten  years.  When  that  time  comes  it 
will  be  found  that  more  than  1 ,000,000  of  them  will  be  residents  of  SEATTLE, 
THE  WONDER  CITY  OF  THE  WORLD. 


Photo  by  Webster  &  Stevens 

Pioneer  Square,   end   the   Far-Famed 
Totem  Pole. 


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GUIDE    TO   THE   CITY   OF   SEATTLE, 

Banks,  Buildings,  Churches,  Societies,  Parks  and  Points  of 
Interest  and  How  to  Reach  Them 


BANK  AND  TRUST  COMPANIES. 

American  Savings  Bank  &  Trust  Co., 

926  2nd  Ave. 

Bank  of  California,  The,  801  2nd  Ave. 
Bank  for  Savings,  The,  1301  1st  Ave. 
Canadiam  Bank  of  Commerce,  2nd  and 

James  St. 

Dexter  Horton  &  Co.,  2nd  and  Cherry. 
First  National  Bank.,  cor  1st  &  Yesler. 
German  American  Bank,  Central  Bldg. 
Mercantile  Natl.  Bank,  4th  and  Union. 
Natl.  Bank  of  Commerce,  2d  &  Cherry. 
Northern  Bank  &  Trust  Co.,  Pike  and 

Westlake. 
N.  W.  Trust  &   Safe  Deposit  Co.,   1st 

and  Columbia. 

Perkins,  Wm.  D.  &  Co.,  211  Cherry. 
Puget  Sound  Natl.  Bank,  1st  &  James. 
Scandinavian  American  Bank,  Alaska 

Bldg. 

Seattle  Natl.  Bank,  2nd  and  Columbia. 
State  Bank  of  Seattle,  The,  1st  S.  and 

Yesler. 
Trustee    Co.   of   Seattle,   The,   Central 

Bldg. 
Union  Savings  &  Trust  Co.,  2nd  and 

Cherry. 
Washington  Trust  Co.,  The,  1001    1st. 

BLOCKS    AND    BUILDINGS. 

Alaska  Bldg.,     2d  and  Cherry. 

American  Bank  Bldg.,  2d  and  Madison. 

Arcade  Bldg.,  2d  Ave.  cor.  Univ.  St. 

Armory,  1820  Terry  Ave. 

Bailey  Blk.,  2nd  and  Cherry. 

Boston  Blk.,  2d  and  Columbia. 

Burke  Bldg.,  2d  and  Marion. 

Central  Bldg.,  3d  Ave.,  Marion  to  Co- 
lumbia. 

Cobb  Bldg.,  cor.  4th  Ave.  and  Univ.  St. 

Colman  Blk.,  1st  Ave.,  cor.  Marion. 

Empire  Bldg.,  2d  and  Madison. 

Federal  Bldg.,  3d  and  Union. 

Globe  Bldg.,  N.W.  cor  1st  and  Madison. 

Haller  Bldg.,  2d  and  Columbia. 

Henry  Bldg.,  4th  Ave.,  bet.  Union  and 
University. 

Hinckley  Bldg.,  2d  and  Columbia. 

Leary  Bldg.,  2d  and  Madison. 

Lumber  Exchange  Bldg.,  2d  &  Seneca. 

Lowman  Bldg.,  1st  and  Cherry. 


Maynard  Bldg.,  N.  W.  cor  1st  So.  and 

Washington. 

Mehlhorn  Blk.,  2d  Ave.,  cor.  Columbia 
New  York  Blk.,  2d  and  Cherry. 
Pioneer  Bldg.,  cor.  1st  Ave.  and  James. 
People's  Sav.  Bank  Bldg.,  2d  and  Pike. 
Post  Office,  3rd  Ave.  and  Union. 
Seattle  Nat'l  Bank  Bldg.,  N.  E.  cor.  2d 

and  Columbia. 

Sullivan  Block,  710  1st  Ave. 
Telephone  Bldg.,  1108  3d  Ave. 
Times  Bldg.,  1400  2d  Ave.,  cor  Union. 
Washington  Bldg.,  705  1st  Ave. 
White  Bldg.,  cor.  4th  and  Union. 

OVERLAND   AND    LOCAL   RAILWAY 
OFFICES. 

Canadian  Pacific — 609    1st  Ave. 

Columbia  &  Puget  Sound  Ry. — Pier  B. 

Erie  Ry.  Co.— Alaska  Bldg. 

Grand  Trunk  Ry.  Co. — 405  Central  Bldg. 

Great  Northern  Depot— King  St. 

Great  Northern  Ticket  Office — 2d  and 
Columbia. 

New  York  Central  Lines— 612   1st  Ave. 

Northern  Pacific  Depot— King  St. 

Oregon  R.  R.  &  Nav.  Co.— 608  1st  Ave. 

Oregon  Short  Line — 608    1st  Ave. 

Southern  Pacific  Ry. — 608    1st  Ave. 

Union  Pacific  Ry. — 608  1st  Ove. 

Burlington  Route — 109  Yesler  Way. 

C.,  M.  &  St.  P.— 517    2d  Ave. 

Wisconsin    Central— 103    Yesler   Way. 

White  Pass  &  Yukon — Colman  Bldg. 

Puget  Sound  Electric  Co. — Ticket  Of- 
fice, 151  Yesler. 

Chicago  &  Northwestern — 720  2d  Ave. 

STEAMSHIP  OFFICES. 

Alaska  Coast  Line— 608  1st  Ave. 
Alaska  Pacific  S.  S.  Co. — 608  1st  Ave. 
Alaska  S.  S.  Co.— 702  1st  Ave. 
Cook  &  Co.— Pier  14,  ft.  of  Broad  St. 
Canadian  Pacific— 609    1st  Ave. 
Globe  Nav.  Co.— Globe  Bldg. 
Inland  Nav.  Co.— Pier  3. 
Inland    Transportation    Co.— Pier    3. 
Nippon  Yusen  Kaisha— King  St.  Sta. 
North    American    Transportation    and 

Trading  Co.— 607    1st  Ave. 
Northern  Navigation  Co. — 89  Marion  st. 
Northwestern  Commercial  Co.— Pier  8. 


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COMMERCIAL  AND  BUSINESS  MEN'S 
HEADQUARTERS 


BUTLER  CAFE 


THE  EPICUREAN  RESORT 
OF  THE  PACIFIC  COAST 


W,  G,  KING, 

Proprietor 


SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


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Northern  Commercial  &  Kosmos  Line 
— 89  Marion  St. 

Pacific -Coast  S.  E.  Co. — 113  James  and 
Pier  B. 

Port  Orchard  Route — Colman  Dock. 

Puget  Sound  Nav.  Co. — 612  1st  Ave. 
and  Colman  Dock. 

Seattle,  Everett  &  Tacoma  Nav.  Co. — 
Colman  Dock. 

TELEGRAPH    OFFICES. 

Mackay-Bennett  Cable,  Postal  Tele- 
graph Bldg.,  1st  Ave. 

Western  Union,  113  Cherry  St. 

Wireless  Telegraph  Co.,  People's  Sav- 
ings Bank  Bldg.,  2nd  Ave. 

EXPRESS  OFFICES. 

American,  Gt.  Northern,  United  States 
and  Alaska  Pacific,  808  Second  Ave. 
and  Pier  No.  2,  Depot  Dept. 

Wells-Fargo,     Northern     Pacific     and 
Adams,  1st  Ave.  and  Marion. 
MESSENGER    COMPANIES. 

American  District,  Postal  Telegraph 
Bldg.,  1st  Ave. 

National  District  Telegraph  Co.,  113 
Cherry  St. 

Montana  Messenger  Service,  114  Cher- 
ry St. 

TELEPHONE    COMPANIES. 

Sunset  Co.,  Telephone  Bldg.,  1108  3rd. 

Independent,  1307-9   1st  Ave. 

DOCKS    AND    WHARVES    FROM 
NORTH    TO   SOUTH. 

Broad  St.  Dock,  Broad  St.,  Pier  14. 
Oriental  Dock,  Stewart  St. 
Virginia  Str.  Dock,  Pier  10. 
Pier  No.  8,  Union  and  Pike. 
Arlington  Dock,  Pier  5,  Seneca  St. 
White  Star  Dock,  Pier  4,  Spring  St. 
Galbraith's   Dock,   Pier  3,   Spring  and 

Madison. 

City  Landing,  Madison  St. 
Fire  Slip,  Madison  St. 
Commercial  Dock,  Marion  St. 
Flyer  Dock,  Marion  St. 
Ferry  Slip,  Marion  St. 
Colman  Dock,  Columbia  St. 
Northern    Pacific    Pier    No.    1    and    2, 

Washington  St. 

Pacific  Coast  Co.,  A  and  B,  Main  St. 
City  Dock,  C.  H.  Lilly,  Main  St. 
Moran's  Dry  Dock,  Charles  St. 

CITY  OFFICIALS. 
Mayor— JOHN  F.  MILLER. 
City  Treasurer— W.  F.  Prosser. 
City  Attorney— Ellis  De  Bruller. 
City  Engineer — R.  H.  Thomson. 


Chief  of  Police— Irving  Ward. 

Chief     of     Fire     Department— H.     W. 

Bringhurst. 
Port  Warden  and  Harbor  Master — A. 

P.  Spaulding. 

City  Council— H.  C.  Gill,  President; 
H.  W.  Carroll,  Comptroller;  R.  L. 
Warson,  Council  Clerk;  T.  S.  Win- 
chell,  Sergeant-at-Arms.  . 

FEDERAL    OFFICES. 
U.  S.  Assay  Office— C.  E.  Vilas,  assay- 
er   in   charge,    615-17-19   Ninth   Ave. 

Customs    House. 
Federal  Block.   Hours:  9:00  to  4:30  p. 

m.    Ross  E.  Chestnut,  deputy 
River    and    Harbor    Improvement    and 

Defenses    of    Puget    Sound. 
Maj.  C.  W.  Kutz,  Corps  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  Army,  602  Burke  Bldg. 
Recruiting    Rendezvous. 
Recruiting  Station  U.  S.  Army,  Room 
335    Pioneer    Bldg.,   Seattle,    Wash. 
Navy  Recruiting  office,  rooms  618  and 
618  Pacific  Blk. 

Steamboat  Inspectors. 
Office:  Federal  Blk.    Hours,  9:00  a.  m. 
to  4:00  p.  m. 

Internal    Revenue    Office. 
Room.  228  Burke  Blk.     Hours,  9  to  12 

a.  m..,  1  to  4  n.  m. 

Puget  Sound  Navy  Yard  and  Battleships 

Boats  leage  pier  2,  foot  of  Yesler  Way, 

10  times  daily.    Sundays— First  boat 

from  7:30  and  9:00  and  every  hour 

thereafter 

Land  Office. 

Seattle  District— Office  403-4-5  Pacific 
Blk.  J.  Henry  Smith,  register. 

Homestead   Fees. 

On   $1.25   class  land  the  entry  fees 
are,  for  160  acres,  $16;  80  acres,  $8; 
40  acres,  $6.50;   payable  when  appli- 
cation is  made. 
Final  fees:    On   160   acres,  $6;    on   80 

acres,  $3;  on  40  acres,  $1.50; 
United  States  Forest  Service — Sno- 
qualmie  National  Forest.  B.  T. 
Kirkland,  Supervisor.  Informa- 
tion gladly  furnished  on  applica- 
tion. 

U.  S.  Weather  Bureau. 
Seventh  floor  Alaska  Bldg.  Office  hours 
from  8  a.  m..  to  5  n.  m. 

COURTS    AND    TERMS. 

King  County     Superior     Court— Civil, 

criminal  and  equity  divisions;   open 

daily  at  Court  House,  Seattle,  from 

9:30  a.  m.  to  12  m.,  and  2  to  5  p.  m. 


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Fourth  Avenue  and  Marion  Street 


SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


$1.00  per  day  up  European  Plan  $2.50  per  day  up  American  Plan 

Centrally  Located.     Magnificent  view  of  Mountains  and  Puget  Sound 

Direct  car  line  to  A.-Y.-P.  Exposition. 

Our  representatives  rvith  electric  "Taxicabs"  meet  all  trains  and  boats. 
CARLETON  GILBERT,  Manager. 


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POLICE    DEPARTMENT. 

Headquarters,    cor.    Yesler   Way    and 
4th  Ave.    Chief,  Irving  Ward; 

POSTOFFICE  AND  MAILS. 
G.  F.  Russell,  P.  M.  General  deliv- 
ery opens  8  a.  m.  to  9:30  p.  m.;  Sun- 
days, 9  to  10  a.  m.  Money  order  of- 
fice open  9  a.  m.  to  9:30  p.  m.  Lobby 
always  open. 

LIBRARIES  AND   READING   ROOMS. 

Seattle  Commercial  Club,  Crown  Bldg., 

2nd  and  James. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Lowman  Bldg. 

Free. 
Public,  4th  Ave.  between  Madison  and 

Spring,  9  a.  m.  to  9  p.  m.,  Sundays 
Folk's  Directories  and  Gazetteers,  428 

Globe  Bldg. 

THEATRES. 

Moore  Theutre,  2nd  and  Virginia  St. 
Grand  Opera  House,  Cherry  St. 
Seattle  Theatre,  3rd  and  Cherry  St. 
Lois  Theatre,  2nd  Ave. 
Orpheum,  3rd  and  James. 
Pantages,  2nd  Ave.  and  Seneca. 
Star,  1st  and  Madison. 
Lyceum,  2nd  Ave.  near  University  St. 

CLUBS. 

Arctic  Club,  3rd  Ave.  and  Jefferson  St. 
Seattle  Club,  Olympus  Bldg.,  1st  Ave. 
Country  Club  (north  of  City). 

troller's  office. 

Rainier,  s.e.  cor.  4th  Ave.  and  Marion. 
Seattle  Athletic,  s.w.  cor.  4th  Ave.  and 

Cherry. 

Seattle  Commercial  Club,  Crown  Bldg. 
University  Club,  cor.  Madison  and 

Boren. 

DIRECTORY  OF  CHURCHES. 
Baptist:       First  Church. 

First  Swedish,  Pine  &  9th  Ave. 

Tabernacle,  15th  Ave.  N.  &  Harrison. 
Christian  Science: 

First    Church    of    Christ,   Scientist, 

Plymouth   Church,   cor.   3rd  Ave.   & 
University. 

Pilgrim  Church,  Broadway  &  Repub- 
lican St. 
Disciples  of  Christ: 

First,  Broadway  &  E.  Olive,  319  llth 
Ave.  N. 

Queen  Anne,  1st  Ave.  W.  &  Galer. 

Green  Lake,  Sunnyside,  5216  Brook- 
lyn. 
Episcopal: 

St.  Mark's  Church,  Madison  St.  and 
Broadway. 


St.   Clement's   Church,  24th  Ave.   & 
E.  1st  St. 

St.  James'  Church,  N.  38th  St.  and 
Stone  Ave. 

All  Saints'  Church,  47th  St.  &  Brook- 
lyn Ave. 

Church  of  the  Epiphany,  34th  Ave. 
Friends: 

Friends  Church,  23rd  Ave.  &  Spruce. 
Lutheran: 

Holy    Trinity    English    Church,    E. 
Olive  &  llth  Ave. 
Methodist  Episcopal: 

Haven  Church,  Howard  Ave.  &  John. 

First  M.  E.  Church. 

Green  Lake  Church,  65th  Ave.  and 
1st  Ave.  N. 

Queen  Anne  Church,  5th  Ave.  W.  and 
Garfield. 

Swedish,  cor.  Boren  Ave.    &  Pine  St. 

Trinity  Church,  1st  Ave.  N.  &  Mercer. 

Madison  St.  Church,  23rd  Ave.  and 
Madison  St. 

St.  Paul's  Church,  21st  Ave.  and  Yes- 
ler Way. 
Methodist  Episcopal  South: 

1059  E.  Mercer  St. 
Presbyterians: 

1st  Church,  cor.  7th  and  Spring. 

Queen   Anne   United,    5th   Ave.   and 
Howe  St. 

Westminster  Church,  Broadway  and 
Columbia   St. 

Bethany  Church,  1st  Ave.  N.  &  Roy. 
Roman  Catholic: 

St.  James'  Cathedral,  Marion  St.,  & 
8th  Ave.  Rt.  Rev.  J.  E.  O'Dea,  Bishop. 
Information  concerning  other  Roman 
Catholic  Churches  can  be  obtained  at 
the  Bishop's  Palace  adjoining  the 
Cathedral. 
United  Presbyterians: 

First  Church,  14th  Ave.  &  E.  Srping. 
Unitarian: 

Boylston  Ave.  Church,  Boylston  Ave. 
and  Olive  St. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.: 

4th  Ave.  and  Madison. 
Y.  W.  C.  A.: 

4th  Ave.  and  Seneca  St. 

First  Spiritual  Society — At  K.  of  P. 
Hall,  1431  1st  Ave. 

Seattle    Psychic   Society — Meets    in 
Alki  Hall  Lyceum,  1420  2nd  Ave. 

Seattle  Occult  Society— Meets  at  the 
Sophical  Hall,  1425  4th  Ave. 

Theosophical  Society,  1426  4th  Ave. 


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IKnirk?  rhork?  r 


--  Seventh  and  Madison,  Seattle,    U.  S.  A. 


Easily  reached  from  all  Railway  and  Steamship  Terminals. 


From 

Steamboat 
Lines 
take 

Madison 
Street 
Cars 

to 

Seventh 

Avenue. 

Cars 

Stop 

Directly 

in 
Front 

of 
Hotel 


From 

Union 

Depot 

take 

any 

Car 

Line 

to 

Madison 

Street, 

Transfer 

and 

Leave 

Car 

at 

Seventh 
Avenue. 


A    Beautiful    Modern    Hotel    where    the    comfort    of    the   guests   is    the   first 
consideration  of  the  management. 


American  Plan, 
European  Plan, 


=  RATES:  -^ 

$2.50  and  Up 
$1.50  and  Up 


CHARLES  A.  GUSHING, 
Manager 


LEWIS  A.  GILLILAND, 

Asst.  Manager 


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HOSPITALS  AND   HOMES. 

City   (Free)   Dispensary,  5th  Ave.  and 

Yesler  Way. 
Charity  Organization  Society,  527  New 

York  Blk. 

House  of  Good  Shepherd,  413  9th  Ave. 
King  County  Hospital,  South  Seattle. 
Lippy  or  Seattle  General  Hospital,  5th 

Ave.  near  Marion  St. 
Marine    Hospital,    office    515    Oriental 

Bldg. 

Minor  Hospital,  1420  Spring  St. 
Providence  Hospital,  cor.  5th  Ave.  and 

Madison  St. 

St.  Luke's  Hospital,  122-24  Queen  Anne 
Ave. 

SOCIETIES. 

HEADQUARTERS. 

Seattle  hCamber  of  Commerce,  Central 

Building,  Seattle,  U.  S.  A. 
President— H.  L.  Sizer,  of  the  New 
York  Society. 

Secretary — Moncrieffe    Cameron,    of 
the  New  England  Society. 

SOCIETIES  AND   FRATERNAL 

ORDERS. 

MASONIC— Masonic  Temple,  2320  1st 
Ave.  All  information  concerning  Ma- 
sonic societies,  lodges  and  order  will 
be  furnished  on  application  at  the 
Temple.  There  are  15  Blue  Lodges, 
P.  A.  M.;  2  Chaptems,  R.  A.  M.;  a 
Council,  R.  &  S.  M.;  a  Commandery 
Knights  Templar,  as  well  as  a  Scot- 
tish Rite  Consistory, 
Nile  Temple — A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  is  also 

located  in  Seattle. 

The   Eastern    Star   is    strongly   repre- 
sented. 
ROYAL    ARCANUM.     Several   strong 

lodges  meeting  in  Masonic  Hall. 
FRATERNAL  ORDER  OF  EAGLES— 

Eagles  Hall,  7th  and  Pine. 
W.   O.   W.     Meets   Maccabee   Temple, 

3rd  and  Pine. 

ODD  FELLOWS.     Strongly  represent- 
ed in  Seattle.  Meet  Carpenters'  Hall, 
3rd  Ave.  N.  of  Pine. 
B.  P.  O.  E.    Seattle  No.  92  meets  every 

Thursday  evening,  Alaska  Bldg. 
A.  O.  U.  W.    Represented  by  five  or  six 
lodges.    Headquarters  1420   7th  Ave. 
I.    O.    of   R.    M.      Meets    at    Maccabee 

Temple,  4th  Ave.  and  Pine. 
K.  of  P.     Meet  Pythian  Bldg. 
G  A.  R.     Strongly  represented.     Meet 
Pythian  Bldg.    Information  furnished 
there. 


HUMANE  SOCIETY,  Rainier-Grand 
Hotel. 

SPANISH-AMERICAN  WAR  VETER- 
ANS. Meet  2lst  Ave.  &  Jefferson. 

WASHINGTON  LEAGUE  OF  STATE 
OFFICERS  OF  STATE  CLUBS. 

The  following  are  the  clubs   repre- 
sented in  the  League. 

California  —  E.  Morganstern,  Prest., 
care  Schwabacher  Co.;  Harry  W. 
Carroll,  City  Comptroller's  Office. 
Pres.,  care  Schwabacher  Co.;  Har- 
ry W.  Carroll,  Sec.,  City  Comp- 
troller's office. 

Montana — M.  M.  Lyter,  Pres.,  Arcade 
Annex;  George  Boos,  Sec.,  Com- 
mercial Club. 

Colorado — Judge     George     Simmonds, 

Idaho — Temporary  Organization.  W. 
A.  Holzheimer,  Pres.,  537  Burke 
Bldg. 

North  Dakota— H.  W.  Bringhurst, 
Pres.,  Fire  Dept;  James  H.  Doug- 
las, Sec.,  205  Lumber  Exch. 

South  Dakota — Temporary  Organiza- 
tion. C.  Evans,  Pres. 

Nebraska — Nelson  Grinsley,  Pres., 
Alaska  Bldg.;  Harry  Wilson,  Sec., 
Lowman  Bldg. 

Kansas — W.  M.  Byers,  Pres.;  J.  A. 
Roakes,  Sec.,  617  Marion  Bldg. 

Minnesota — H.  S.  Walker,  Pres.,  Ar- 
cade; E.  M.  Farmer,  Sec.,  609 
Burke  Bldg. 

Iowa — Chas.  D.  Fullem,  Pres.,  Empire 
Bldg.;  W.  C.  Edwards,  Sec.,  New 
York  Bldg. 

Illinois — G.  M.  Savage,  Pres.,  454  N.  Y. 
Bldg.;  Dr.  J.  C.  Ollenbach,  Sec., 
Walker  Bldg. 

Wisconsin — Hackson  Silbaugh,  Pres., 
Empire  Bldg.;  Chas.  M.  Baxter, 
Sec.,  Alaska  Bldg. 

Michigan— S.  W.  Barker,  Pres.,  1818 
4th  Ave.;  F.  A.  Audley,  Sec.,  N.  Y. 
Block. 

Ohio — George     Bailey,     Pres.,     Alaska 
Bldg.;  R.  G.  Wright,  Sec.,  Mehlhorn 

Pennsylvania— S.  D.  Wingate,  Pres., 
Colman  Bldg.;  J.  W.  Dolby,  Sec., 
Colman  Bldg. 

New  York— H.  L.  Sizer,  Pres.,  Central 
Bldg.;  H.  A.  Adams,  Sec.,  Alaska 
Bldg. 

New  England — James  A.  Dummett, 
Pres.;  Mancrieffe  Cameron,  Sec., 
32,1  Central  Bldg. 


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NDIVIDUALITY  is 
found  in  all  our 
Clothes! 

Every  Suit  fs  a  date 
ahead,  the  man 
who  knows  well 
knows} 
The  man  who  knows  just  comes  to  us 

— we  take  his  fit  and  measure — 
Then  wears  the  Suit  we  make  for  him 
with  comfort  and  with  pleasure ! 


E.  G.  EVERETT  CO. 

Suite  213  Mehlhorn  Building 

TAILORS 


MAIN  1806 


PHONES 


IND,  470 


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105 


Indiana — Hon.  John  L.  Wilson,  Pres., 
"Post-IntelTigencer";  Horace  Pe- 
ter, Sec. 

Daughters   of  the   Confederacy — Mrs. 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy — Mrs. 
W.  B.  Reals,  Pres.,  1432  16th  Ave.; 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Hainsworth,  Sec.,  1625 
46th  Ave.  S.  W. 

Confederate  Veterans  Ass'n— J.  H.  Al- 
len, Commander,  "The  Lincoln"; 
Col.  McMeekin,  care  Stone  &  Fish- 
er, Adj.  Meet  45  Maynard  Bldg. 

Sons  of  the  American  Revolution — 
Hon.  Cornelius  H.  Hanford,  Pres.; 
Augustus  Armstrong,  620  N.  Y. 
Block,  Sec. 

WHAT    TO    SEE    IN    AND    ABOUT 

SEATTLE. 
Assay   Office. 

Receives   more   gold    nuggets    than 
any  office  in  the  world. 
Ballard. 

Largest  shingle  mill  in  the  world. 
Chinese  Joss   House. 

In  Chinatown. 
Fort  Lawton. 

Magnolia  Bluff — Fort  Lawton  car. 
Grave  of  Princess  Angeline. 

Lake  View  Cemetery. 
Steam  Shovels  and  Sluicing. 

Removing  Hotel  Washington  hills. 
Port    Blakeley. 

Largest  lumber  mill  in  the  world. 
Tower,  Queen  Anne  Hill. 

Five  hundred  and  ten  feet  above  sea 
level. 
State  University. 

Finest  university  grounds  for  sibe, 
natural  beauty  and  scenery  in  the 
world.  Site  of  the  Alaska-Yukon-Pa- 
cific Exposition.  Take  University  car 
on  Third  Avenue. 
Snoqualmie  Falls. 

One  hundred  feet  higher  than  Ni- 
agara Falls:  $2,000,000  electric  plant. 
Lake  Crescent. 

Fisherman's  paradise. 
Ferry  to  West  Seattle  and  Scenic  Rail- 
road to   Duwamish    Head. 

Splendid  view  of  city  and  sound. 
Shipyards. 

Moran  Bros.  Co.,  First  Ave.  S.  and 
King  St.,  and  Port  Blakeley  shipyards. 
Street  Car  Rides  Through   Fine   Resi- 
dence Section. 

Take  Madison  St.  car,  James  St.  car, 
Broadway  and  Pike  car,  Broadway, 


Capitol  Hill  and  Kinnear  Park  cars. 
Hood's  Canal. 

Scenic  excursion  along  base  of  Olym- 
pic mountains;  extends  75  miles  in- 
land from  Puget  Sound;  varies  from 
one  to  five  miles  in  width.  Steamer 
State  of  Washington  leaves  8  a.  m. 
daily  except  Monday,  Colman  Dock. 
Ye  Olde  Curiosity  Shop. 

On  Colman  Dock.     Everything  from 
a  flea  uniform  to  a  whale  jawbone. 
Interbay  Rope  Walks. 

Largest  in  the  world;  building  1,400 
feet  in  length. 
Fire   Boat. 

Foot  of  Madison   Street. 
Great  Northern   Docks. 

Largest  ocean  carriers  afloat. 
Alki  Point. 

Camping  grounds. 

PARKS. 
Athletic    Park. 

Twelfth  and  Yesler. 

City  Park,  South  Seattle,  125  acres. 
Denney  Park. 

Take  Green  Lake  car  on  Second  Ave. 

Denny-Blaine   Lake   Park,   north   of 
Madrona  Park. 
Fauntleroy  Park. 

On  shore  of  Puget  Sound. 
Interlaken    Drive. 

Lake  Washington  and  Lake  Union. 
Kinnear  Park. 

The   most   magnificent   beauty   spot 
in  Seattle.     On  the  bluffs.     Overlooks 
the   sound.     Take   Kinnear   Park   car 
on  First  Ave. 
Leschi   Park. 

On    Lake   Washington.     Take    Yes- 
ler Way  cable  car. 
Lincoln   Park. 

Take  Capitol  Hill  car  on  Third  Ave. 
or  Broadway  and  Pike  car  on  Second 
Ave.     Contains  reservoir  fountain. 
Luna  Park. 

West  Seattle. 
Madrona  Park. 

On  Lake  Washington.     Take  James 
Street  cable  car. 

Mercer  Island,  Across  Lake  Washing- 
ton. 

Steamers  Gyrene  and  Xanthus  leave 
from   Leschi   Park   daily     on   regular 
trips. 
Military   Reservation. 

Fort  Lawton. 
Observatory. 

Galer  St.  and  First  Ave. 


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Stokes  $30,000  Confectionery  Store— The  Pride  of  Seattle. 


Candies 


Ice  Cream 

^  Q\P  ~ 


The  Finest  Tea  Room  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


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107 


Pioneer  Square    (Indian   Totem    Pole). 

First  and  Yesler. 
Ravenna   Park  and   State    University. 

Giant   trees;    site    of   Alaska-Yukon- 
Pacific   Exposition.     Take   University 
car  on  Third  Ave. 
Volunteer  Park  and  Capitol   Hill. 

Take  Capitol  Hill  car  on  Third  Ave. 
Washington  Park. 

On  Lake  Washington.     Take  Madi- 
son Street  cable  car. 
Woodland  Park,  Zoo,  Green  Lake  and 
Lake  Union. 

Take   Green   Lake   car     on   Second 
Ave.     Finest  ride  in  the  city. 
Golden  Gardens: 

A  natural  scenic  park  located  north- 
west corner  of  Seattle  on  Puget  Sound. 
Contains  50  acres  of  beautiful  wood- 
land and  soft  water  beach  reached  by 
Ballard  cars,  connecting  with  Loyal 
Heights  line  in  Ballard.  Most  beauti- 
ful picnic  recreation  grounds  in  the 
northwest. 

CARRIAGE    AND    AUTOMOBILE 
RATES. 

For  one  of  more  persons,  within 
half  mile,  50c  each. 

For  one  person  over  half  mile  and 
within  one  mile,  $1. 

For  each  additional  passenger,  50c. 

For  one  person,  over  one  mile  and 
within  two  miles,  $2. 

For  each  additional  passenger,  50c. 

For  one  passenger  over  two  miles, 
for  each  additional  mile,  $1. 

For  each  additional  passenger,   50c. 

Hand  baggage  free  with  auto,  hack 
and  bus  passengers. 

For  use  of  any  hack  or  carriage  for 
calling  or  driving,  per  hour,  $1.50. 

For  opening  top  after  hire,  extra 
charge,  $1.00. 

For  use  of  any  auto,  calling  or  driv- 
ing, per  hour,  $5. 

For  each  succeeding  hour,  $4.00. 


Taxi-Cab    Rates. 

The  Seattle  Taxi-Cab  Company  will 
render  service  at  following  tariffs,  viz: 

Tariff  No.  1,  three  or  less  passen- 
gers, first  half  mile  30  cents,  each 
quarter  mile  thereafter  10  cents,  each 
six  minutes  waiting  time  10  cents.  Tar- 
iff No.  2,  four  and  not  over  six  pas- 
sengers, first  one-third  of  mile  or  frac- 
tion 30  cents,  each  one-sixth  mile 
thereafter  10  cents,  each  six  minutes 
waiting  time  10  cents.  Extras:  Hand 
baggeg  or  valises  carried  outside,  each 
20  cents;  small  trunk  at  discretion  of 
driver  40  cents.  Children  under  12 
years  of  age  not  counted  as  extra  pas- 
sengers when  accompanied  by  adults. 
Calling  and  dismissing  charge:  No 
charge  for  calling  or  dismissing  cabs 
within  one  mile  radius  of  Pioneer 
Square  between  the  hours  of  8  o'clock 
a.  m.  and  1  o'clock  a.  m.  Between  the 
hours  of  1  o'clock  a.  m.  and  8  o'clock 
a.  m.  an  extra  charge  of  30  cents  for 
each  engagement  will  be  made.  If 
cabs  are  called  or  dismissed  outside 
of  one  mile  radius  of  Pioneer  Square, 
a  supplement  of  30  cents  for  each 
mile  of  radius  or  fraction  thereof  will 
be  added  to  the  tariff  as  a  call  or  dis- 
missal charge.  Dismissing  charge  of 
only  50c  at  Exposition  Grounds  dur- 
ing fair.  All  ferriage  and  toll 
charges,  both  going  and  returning 
must  be  paid  by  passenger.  No  charge 
for  calling  or  dismissing  cabs  at  Union 
Depot.  Pay  only  charges  registered 
on  Taximeter. 

Cabs  may  be  called  from:  Seattle 
Taxi-Cab  Co.,  General  Office  and 
Garage,  Broadway  and  East  Union, 
East  6500,  Ind.  969,  connecting  all  cab 
stands. 


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Prattle  ©axt-(Eab  (En 


WILL    FURNISH    YOU    GLEAN    GABS 

AT  REASONABLE  RATESIANY 

HOUR    OF    THE    DAY 

OR    NIGHT. 


ORDER    AT    ANY    OF    THE    LEADING 
HOTELS   OR    CAFES 

TELEPHONE 

EAST  6500  OR  INDEPENDENT  969 


CONNECTING  ALL  CAB  STANDS 


Broadway    and    East    Union    St. 


SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


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HOTEL  TOURIST 


MOST  CONVENIENT  DOWN  TOWN  HOTEL 

100  ROOMS 
75  Cents  and  Up 

Phones  Main  612,  Ind.  2901  Main  and  Occidental 


TOURIST  BATHS 


ABSOLUTELY  FIRSTS-CLASS 
Separate  Departments  for  Ladies  and   Gentlemen. 

TURKISH,    ELECTRIC,    STEAM   AND    BAKE-OVEN 

Phones:  Main  1381,  Ind.  4351.  Main  and  Occidental. 


In  the  heart  of  the  city  Phones  Main  2567 

Ind.    4195 

THE  WALDORF 

MODERN  FIREPROOF  APARTMENTS 

Seventh  and  Pike  Street 

3,   4   and  5   rooms 
G.  E.  Sherwood,  Manager  Seattle,  Wash. 


Phones*  Main  667  Ind.  3197 

PURCELL  SAFE  CO, 

312    Occidental   Ave.,    Seattle,    Wn. 

Only  Distributors  in  the  Northwest 
of  the  Genuine 

HALL'S  SAFE  AND  LOCK  CO'S  SAFES  AND  VAULTS 

Manufactured  by 

HERRING-HALL-MARVIN  SAFE  CO. 


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The  McNAUGHT 


A  Beautifully  Situated, 
Quiet  Residence  Hotel 
Overlooking  the  City 
and  Harbor.  3£  3£ 


Phone  Main  3495 
Ind.  3495 


Fourth   Ave.   and   Spring    St. 

Opposite  Public  Library. 

SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


Hotel 


Phones:    Main  4044    Independent  1108 


Cor.  9th  and  Spring 

SEATTLE 

Strictly  first  class, 
modern,  Sound 
view  rooms,  single 
and  en  suite.  Good 
Table.  One  block 
from  Madison  car 
line. 

MBS.    MARIETTA 

MILLS 


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Hotel    Charleston 

Eighth  Ave.  and  Pike  St.,  Seattle 

New  modern  brick  building.  All  outside  rooms.  Steam  heat,  electric  lights 
and  call  bells.  Free  baths.  Hot  and  cold  water  in  each  room.  Strictly  first 
class.  Reasonable  rates.  Down  town  location.  Take  Exposition  car  at  hotel. 


BEAUMONT 


F.  G.  WINQUIST,   Prop. 

A  quiet,  exclusive  resi- 
dence hotel.  New  and 
Up-to-Date  in  every  par- 
ticular. Situated  on  a 
picturesque  residence 
street  with  a  beautiful 
view  over  the  city  and 
harbor. 

Phone  East  2247 

1512   Summit  Avenue 

SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


112  THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 

Jeff  James1  Fresno  Ranch  Tract 

Now  Being-  Subdivided  and  Placed  on  the  Market 
in  Lots  to  Suit  the  Purchaser  at 

$30.00  TO  $100.00  AN  ACRE 

The  Land,  located  in  the  center  of  the  San  Joaquin  Valley,  is  rich 

and  level,  ditched  and  checked  ready  for  irrigation  and 

cultivation.    The  soil  is  especially  adapted  to 

Thompson's  Seedless  Grapes,  the  Celebrated  Table  and  Raisin  Grape 

BERRIES,  MELONS  AND  ALFALFA 

Alfalfa  will  produce  many  crops  a  year  and  will  grow  without  irrigation 

after  the  roots  are  down.    Pure  well  water  can  be  had  at  a  depth  of 

twelve  feet.  Healthful  climate.  School  and  church  on  the  tract. 


TERMS:       On*»-fifth    cash,      Satisfactory    arra,nq«ments    C^.n    he    made    for 

payment  of  balance. 

Call  for  booklet  or  write  for  full  particulars  to 
J.  G.  JAMES  COMPANY,  51  Third  Street,  SAN  FRANCISCO 

Telephone  Kearny  1200 


Eastman's 

Kodaks  and  Films 

Premo  Film  Packs 
x 

Finishing  for  Amateurs 
X 

ANDERSON  SUPPLY  GO 

111  Cherry  St.,  bet.  1st  and  2nd  Aves. 

SEATTLE 


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HOTEL  SHIRLEY 

P.  J.   JENSEN,  Prop. 

TW  NEW,  absolutely  Modern  and  Up-to-Date  House  in  the 
Jt      heart  of  the  shopping  and  theatre  district  of  the  city,  only 
two  blocks  from  the  Post  Office.     We  operate  on  the  Euro- 
pean plan  exclusively.     Rates:  $1.00;  Double,  $2.00;  with  Bath, 
$2.00;  Double,  $3.00. 

FIFTH  AVE.  AND  PIKE  ST.,  SEATTLE,  U.  S    A. 

HENRIETTA    HOTEL 

Mrs.  H.  L.  Ecker,  Proprietress 

Phone  Ind.  A  1761 
Furnished  rooms  single  or  en  suite.     Close  in.     One  block 
from  Pike  Street.     On  car  line.     Five  minutes'  walk  from 
Post  Office.     Thoroughly  modern,     Steam  heated,   gas   and 
electricity.     Excellent  accommodations  for  either  families  or 
transient  guests.     Free  Baths. 

1319   Seventh  Ave.                                                                        Seattle,  Wash. 

The  Lorena 

Phone:  Ind.  2394 

1511  Boylston  Ave. 

Completely  furnished  modern  three-room 
housekeeping  suites.    Private  bath.    Every- 
thing first  class.   Walking  distance,  1  0  min- 
utes from  Second  Ave. 

Also  on  Good  Car  Line 

What's  the  use  of  worrying  about 

Where  to  stop  while  in  Seattle  ? 

Cbe  Bcnor 

Is  the  place. 
Close  in. 

209  First  Avenue  North 

Phone:  Queen  Anne  1461 

Ind.  A  1136                                        Main  1136 

Ferguson  Hotel 

(zffite/^adi(tm 

AUG.  JOHNSON,  Prop. 

Modern  Furnished  Rooms 
Best  Accommodations 

Fourth  and  Pike                    Phone:  Ind.  1857 
SEATTLE,   WASH. 

1117  Third  Ave.                      Near  Seneca  St. 
Two  Blocks  from  P.  O. 

Modern  Throughout   Strictly  First  Class 
Telephones  and  Baths  en  Each  Floor 

Rates  $1.00  and   Up 

THE  ARCTIC  CLUB 


ONE  OF  SEATTLE'S  SPLENDID 
CLUBS. 


The  Arctic  Club  is  a  social  organization  formed  for  the 
purpose  of  creating  a  closer  union  between  people  of  affairs 
in  Alaska  and  business  men  in  Seattle,  and  the  other  cities 
of  the   Northwest.      It  is   composed  of  twelve 
hundred  members,  about  five  hundred  of  whom 
are  residents  of  the  North,   and  the  remainder 
chiefly  residents  of  Seattle.     In  the  list  of  mem- 
bers is  included  nearly  all  of  the  leading  citizens  of  this 
city  and  of  Alaska  and  the  Yukon. 

Although  the  Arctic  Club  has  been  organized  but  little 
more  than  one  year  its  charter  membership  list  has  been  com- 
pleted and  it  will  be  housed  in  its  home 
about  June  1st. 

The  new  Arctic  Club  building  stands 
at  the  corner  of  Jefferson   Street   and 


Third  Avenue,  having  a  frontage  on  Third  Avenue  of  1  80 
feet  and  on  Jefferson  Street  of  1  1  1  feet.  It  is  seven  stories 
in  height,  in  addition  to  a  fifteen-foot  basement.  Its  cost 
is  in  excess  of  $300,000. 

The  Arctic  Club  occupies  all  of  the  building  above  the  first  floor,  which  is 
given  over  to  stores.  On  the  second  floor  are  located  the  regular  club  appoint- 
ments, the  reception  room,  dining  room,  ladies'  room,  billiard  room,  library, 
smoking  room,  buffet,  etc.  The  five  floors  above  the  club  quarters  are  devoted 

to  living  rooms  for  club  members  and  their  guests. 

The  main  reception  room  of  the  club  is  40x1  1  1    feet, 

affording  ample  room  for  entertainments,  balls,  reunions,  etc. 

It  is  finished  in  mahogany  with  beamed  ceilings.     The  floor 

is  covered  with  imported  rugs  made  specially  for  the  Arctic 

Club. 

The  dining  and  grill  rooms  are  also  finished  in  mahogany, 

with  beamed  ceilings  and  rich  imported  tapestries  and  hang- 
ings.   They  seat  two  hundred  guests. 


The  furniture  and  equipment  for  the  club  has  been 
selected  with  the  utmost  care  and  at  a  cost  of  $125,000. 
In  their  making,  the  factories  of  three  continents  have 
been  drawn  upon. 

The  club  has  not  overlooked  the 
ladies  in  their  organization,  and  one 
of  the  main  features  are  ladies'  nights. 
The  ladies'  reception  room  is  provided 


with  richly  hand-carved  Oriental  fur- 
niture and  with  Oriental  tapestries  and 
hangings. 

The  Arctic  Club  will  be  the  head- 
quarters in  Seattle  for  the  visitors  from 
Alaska  and  Yukon  territory  during  the 
Fair. 


The  officers  of  the  Arctic  Club  are: 

Falcon  Joslin,   Fairbanks,  Alaska President 

Capt.  E.  W.  Johnston,  Nome,  Alaska 1st  Vice-Pres. 

William  Pitt  Trimble,  Seattle,  Wn 2nd  Vice-Pres. 

Chas.  C.  Coulter,  Seattle,  Wn Treasurer 

E.  A.  Von  Hasslocher,  Seattle,  Wn Secretary 

John  W.  Troy,  Seattle,  Wn Asst.  Secretary 

Arthur  D.  Coulter,  Seattle,  Wn. 
Winfield  R.  Smith,  Seattle,  Wn. 

Robert  W.  Jennings,  Juneau,  Alaska          Trustees 

Clyde  L.  Morris,  Nome,  Alaska 
C.  H.  Bacon,  Seattle,  Wn. 


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The 


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KENNETH 
HOTEL 


701  FIRST  AVENUE 
SEATTLE,  WASH. 


KfHuern  Horn 


Steam 
Heat 


Elevator 
Service 


Centrally  Located  and  Equipped  to  meet  the 

Requirements  of  visitors 

to  the 

A.-Y.-R-  E. 


Cars  to   Exposition   Grounds 
Pass  the  Door. 


TERMS 
REASONABLE 


Management  of 

J.    Q.    CLEMMER 


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HOTEL 
.FRANCIS 


JAMES    WOODS, 
Manager 


SAN   FRANCISCO 

CALIFORNIA 


THE   FINEST   HOTEL  WEST   OF 
NEW  YORK  CITY 


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THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 


The  Hotel  to  Stop  At 
in  San  Francisco 


HoTEt  ARGONAUT 

(SOCitTVOrCAUFOR 


Hotel  Argonaut 

Society  of  California  Pioneers  Building 

Fourth  Street  CAXT  ro  A  \rncrn     Centre  of 
Near  Market  SAN  FRANCISCO      ,he  City 

Catering  to  Family  and  Commercial  Trade 
400  Rooms  $1.00  per  day  and  up  Dining  room  seats  500  guests 

Special   50c   Luncheon   from    11:30  to  2   p.   m. 
Weekly  and  monthly  rates  on  application.     Free  bus  meets  all 

trains  and  steamers. 
Telephone   Douglas  3393  EDWARD   ROLKIN,   Manager 


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HEADQUARTERS  FOR  ALASKANS  IN  NEW  YORK 

THE    BRESLIN 


Broadway  and 
28th  Street 

New  York 
City 

Newest  Fire-Proof 
Construction. 

In  the  Centre  of  the 

Theatre  and  Shopping 

District. 

Convenient  to  all 

Surface,  Elevated  and 

Subway  Stations 

at  28th  Street. 


W.  E.  Hildreth,  Pres. 
Geo.  W.  Sweet,  Mgr. 

The  Breslin 
Hotel  Go, 

Proprietors. 

500 
Sunlit  Rooms. 

300  Baths. 

Everything 
the  Best. at 

Reasonable 
Prices 


HOTEL  MT.  ROYAL 

N  ATIO  N  AL  PARK 
BANFF,  ALBERTA,  CANADA 


Newly  "built  and  thoroughly  up- 
to  date. 

A    delightful    home    for    tourists 
and  holiday   folks. 

Magnificently  furnished. 
Oriental  carpets,  rugs  and  skins. 

Splendid  heads  of  Bocky  Moun- 
tain game. 

Views  from  rotunda  unsurpasssd 
by   any   hotel  in  the  town. 


First  class  livery  in  connection. 
Sample  rooms.    Billiard   room. 
Dining  room  seats   125  people. 
100  bedrooms. 

Steam  heat  throughout.   Hot  and 
cold  water. 

Barber  Shop. 

Bates  $2.50  and  upward. 


D.    McDOUGALL,    Prop. 


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No  place  in  this  country  can  be  found  that  is  so 
healthful,  restful  and  pleasurable  a  resort, 

....OR.... 

Where  the  Mineral  Baths  are  so  efficacious  in  the 
cure  of  Rheumatism  and  kindred  troubles. 

Address  all  communications  to  "The  Colonial" 


PACIFIC  HOTEL 


F.  MARSGHANT, 

Two  Busses  to  and  from  all  Trains. 

EUROPEAN  PLAN 
50c.  and  Up    Per  Day 

Restaurant  in  Hotel 


Proprietor 


Corner  Post  St.  and  First  Ave. 


SPOKANE,  WASH. 


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IN    WASHINGTON 


4  MAGNIFICENT  HOTEL.  Unique  in  its  appointments, 
spacious  and  attractive.  The  Tacoma  has  a  sea  frontage 
of  300  feet  and  its  wide  verandas  and  balconies  overlook 

Commencement  Bay  and  give  a  splendid  view  of  snow-capped 

Mt.  Tacoma  beyond. 


PERFECT  SERVICE 
UNSURPASSED  CUISINE 


B.  NORMAN,  Manager. 


TACOMA,  WASH. 


WHEN  IN  TACOMA 
STOP  AT 


Hotel  NORTHERN 

One  block  from  N.  P.  Depot 

15221  Pacific  Avenue  1519  Commerce  Street 

|J,  W.  CLARK,  Manager 


THE  M.  ROBERT  GUGGENHEIM  TROPHY: 

COST  $2,000.00. 
MADE  BY  SHREVE  &  CO.,  SILVERSMITHS,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

The  International  Automobile  Contest  for  the  M.  Robert  Guggenheim  cup,  starting 
June  1st,  1909,  from  the  City  Hall,  New  York,  and  ends  at  the  Stadium  in  the 
A.-Y.-P.  Exposition  Grounds,  is  one  of  the  most  notable  automobile  races  in  the  history 
of  the  sport.  The  race  will  be  started  by  Mayor  McClelland  of  New  York,  who  has  been 
presented  with  a  gold  mounted  pistol  for  this  purpose  by  Mr.  Guggenheim.  The  signal  for 
the  start  will  be  communicated  to  the  Mayor  of  New  York  by  President  Taft  at  Wash- 
ington at  the  exact  instant  when  the  President  presses  the  golden  telegraph  key  that  opens 
the  A.-Y.-P.  Exposition.  Mr.  Guggenheim's  chief  idea  in  arranging  this  race  and  presenting 
this  beautiful  trophy  to  the  winner,  is  to  promote  and  create  a  further  interest  in  Good 
Roads.  The  race  will  follow  the  lines  laid  out  by  the  Thomas  Pathfinder  Car  which  arrived 
in  Seattle  on  May  19th.  It  is  estimated  that  ihe  time  of  the  race  will  not  be  over  twenty  days. 


"The  Spirit  of  the  North" 

ALASKA 

By    Robert    D.    Jones. 

"If  he  had  not  done  it,  someone  else  would."  The  application  of  this 
may  in  all  cases  be  true,  yet  we  cannot  call  it  charitable.  If  Columbus  had  not 
discovered  America,  it  is  pretty  safe  to  say  things  would  be  running  in  the  same 
channels  in  this  great  republic  today,  had  the  task  or  fortune  of  discovery  been 
left  to  someone  else,  yet  the  memory  of  Columbus  wears  the  laurels,  if  he  himself 
did  not.  So  it  might  have  been  with  Alaska  had  it  not  been  for  Peter  the  Great 
of  Russia  and  Vitus  Bering,  a  Danish  navigator  serving  in  the  employ  of  the 
Russian  Government.  It  was  Bering  who  discovered  Alaska  in  the  year  1  74 1 , 
the  culmination  of  an  expedition  eight  years  after  its  inauguration  in  St.  Peters- 
burg. The  successful  accomplishment  of  this  work  brought  laud  and  honor  only  to 
the  memory  of  the  discoverer,  for  he  died  on  the  soil  he  discovered  on  the  eve 
of  its  discovery.  This  is  a  matter  of  simple  history,  accurately  told  and  re- 


124  THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL 

told  in  a  hundred  and  one  books  on  the  shelves  of  our  libraries;  and  undoubtedly 
familiar  to  every  boy  and  girl  who  has  reached  the  sixth  grade  in  our  public 
schools. 

The  old  history  of  Alaska  is  well  known;  but,  alas,  it  is  of  the  country 
as  it  is  today  that  the  world  knows  so  little;  and  the  same  condition  applies  in  all 
things, — the  knowledge  of  the  conditions  of  this  generation  is  neglected  in  the 
study  of  reviews  of  the  past.  Most  emphatically  true  is  this  of  Alaska,  as  even 
the  revised  editions  of  our  school  geographies  treat  of  the  country  as  it  was, 
or  as  it  was  supposed  to  have  been  a  century  ago. 

The  history  of  Alaska  might  be  divided  into  four  eras  or  epochs:  its  dis- 
covery in  1  74 1  ;  the  administration  of  the  Russian  American  Company,  dating 
from  its  charter  in  1  788;  the  purchase  by  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  the 
discovery  of  gold  followed  by  the  stampede  in  1  898. 

The  mining  of  gold  was  an  industry  remote  from  the  minds  of  those  in 
power  previous  to  the  American  occupation,  and  the  value  of  the  country  rested 
entirely  in  its  production  of  furs,  so  as  the  fur-bearing  animals  decreased  before 
the  annual  slaughter,  it  is  little  to  be  wondered  at  that  the  value  of  the  country 
should  have  accordingly  depreciated  in  the  eyes  of  the  Russians.  The  sale  of 
Russian  America  (Alaska)  was  a  cause  of  much  rejoicing  in  Russia;  and  at  St. 
Petersburg  it  was  recorded  as  a  wonderful  triumph. 

The  act  of  Congress  appropriating  $7,200,000.00  for  the  purchase  of 
the  country  was  greeted  in  the  United  States  v/ith  a  feeling  of  disapproval  as 
strong  as  was  the  feeling  of  satisfaction  in  Russia  resulting  from  the  sale.  Russia 
seemed  satisfied  with  her  ownership  of  this  American  possession;  and  considered 
that  the  values  in  furs  she  had  taken  during  the  1  26  years  of  her  jurisdiction  in 
the  country,  added  to  the  purchase  price,  figured  handsomely  as  the  investment  of 
discovery  and  pioneering,  although  in  aggregate  it  amounted  to  less  than 
$18,000,000.00.  How  ignominiously  small  these  figures  appear  to  the  values 
that  the  country  has  produced  since  its  purchase  by  the  United  States. 

Let  us  for  a  moment  look  at  Alaska  geographically,  and  by  a  few  compari- 
sons see  what  we  have. 

Alaska,  including  the  Aleutian  Islands,  extends  between  the  parallels  of 
173°  east  and  129°  30'  west  longitude,  and  north  and  south  it  extends  between 
the  parallels  of  54°  20'  and  71°  40'  north  latitude.  The  parallel  of  latitude 
which  forms  the  southern  boundary  of  Alaska  passes  through  the  north  of  Ire- 
land and  England,  touching  Germany  and  passing  through  the  center  of  Russia. 
Scotland,  Denmark,  Norway  and  Sweden  lie  entirely  north  of  the  parallel, 
which  forms  the  southern  boundary  of  Alaska.  If  Alaska  were  to  be  stretched 


THE  EXPOSITION  BEAUTIFUL  125 

out  across  the  United  States  it  would  be  found  that  its  extreme  eastern  boundary 
would  touch  the  coast  of  Georgia,  its  western  boundary  would  touch  the  shores 
of  Southern  California;  it  would  touch  Mexico  on  the  south  and  extend  through 
the  United  States  to  Canada  on  the  north.  Alaska  has  a  total  area  of  586,400 
square  miles,  or,  comparatively,  one-fifth  of  the  area  of  the  United  States,  and 
twice  the  area  of  Norway  and  Sweden  combined.  Less  than  one  third  of  the 
area  of  Alaska  lies  north  of  the  Arctic  Circle,  and  within  its  extent  from  north 
to  south  it  is  only  necessary  to  study  its  comparisons  here  made  for  the  reader 
to  realize  the  variety  of  climate  embraced. 

Southeastern  Alaska  is  tempered  by  the  Japan  currents,  and  on  the  coast 
the  severest  winters  seldom  find  the  thermometer  below  zero.  Frequently  have 
winters  passed  in  Sitka  when  the  ponds  have  never  frozen,  and  as  strange  as  it 
may  seem  to  the  layman,  tons  of  artificial  ice  are  shipped  to  Southeastern  Alaska 
from  Seattle  every  summer. 

Alaska  has  a  greater  coast  line  than  that  of  the  United  States,  and  if  we 
include  the  thousands  of  islands  we  will  find  the  frontage  on  the  water  that 
would  extend  completely  around  the  world  at  the  Equator  and  still  leave  a  strip 
of  about  two  thousand  miles.  It  has  the  highest  mountains  north  of  Mexico 
(Mount  McKinley  20,500  feet).  The  Yukon  River,  which  traverses  the 
territory  from  east  to  west,  is  the  fifth  river  in  size  on  the  Western  Continent. 

Alaska  is  a  great  country;  in  fact,  that  is  what  its  name  means  in  the 
Innuit  language,  "Al  i  as  ka,"  which  signifies  "the  great  country,"  the  word 
Innuit  meaning  "the  great  people." 

The  two  great  resources  of  Alaska  are  minerals  and  fish,  whereas  furs 
are  becoming  more  scarce  each  year.  The  fur  industry  is  by  no  means  a  small 
item  in  the  resources  of  the  territory.  Lumber  and  agriculture  are  industries 
which  are  now  in  a  state  of  rapid  development. 

Gold  seems  to  be  synonymous  with  Alaska  during  the  few  brief  periods 
that  the  general  public  can  forget  to  associate  this  wonderful  northland  with  ice, 
snow  and  "frozen  barriers."  True,  there  is  gold  in  Alaska,  but  there  are  other 
things  there,  too,  while  glaciers  and  snow  do  not  conclude  the  inventory. 

Statistics  are  generally  dry  reading,  but  I  feel  that  I  need  offer  no  apology 
for  introducing  the  few  which  follow  to  give  the  reader  an  idea  of  the  magnitude 
of  the  wealth  of  the  country  which  is  so  misrepresented  to  the  reading  public. 

The  greatest  wealth  of  the  country  rests  in  its  production  of  gold,  so  we  will 
look  at  a  few  figures  on  the  subject.  Such  they  are  that  will  make  those  who 
derided  Seward  for  allowing  Russia  to  bunco  the  United  States  out  of 
$7,200,000.00  for  a  worthless  field  of  snow  and  ice,  reconsider  their  bitterness. 


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Gold  has  been  taken  in  uncertain  quantities  from  Alaska  from  the  time 
that  it  was  purchased  by  the  United  States,  yet  we  will  take  the  statistics  as 
they  have  been  compiled  for  the  last  twenty  years,  during  only  half  the  time  of 
which  gold  has  been  mined  in  the  quantities  which  have  classed  Alaska  as  a 
gold-producing  country,  not  counting  the  millions  of  dollars'  worth  of  precious 
metal  taken  from  the  country  of  which  there  has  been  no  record  made.  Gold 
to  the  aggregate  of  $126,000,000  has  been  taken  from  the  mines  of  Alaska  in 
the  last  twenty  years.  This  modest  sum,  in  itself,  amounts  to  fourteen  times 
the  value  of  the  country's  aggregate  resources  during  the  1  26  years  of  Russian 
possession. 

Copper  is  a  metal  the  development  of  which  in  Alaska  is  in  its  infancy,  but 
it  is  undoubtedly  destined  to  eclipse  the  production  of  gold  by  far  as  soon  as  the 
present  development  renders  the  mines  producers.  Five  times  the  purchase  price 
of  Alaska  has  been  expended  in  the  development  of  copper;  and  in  one  instance 
an  equivalent  sum  to  that  paid  to  Russia  by  the  United  States  was  paid  by  the 
Guggenheims  for  less  than  a  half  interest  in  a  single  copper  property. 

There  has  been  discovered  over  1 ,500  square  miles  of  coal  beds  in  Alaska, 
which  range  in  grade  from  the  best  anthracite  to  lignite,  including  excellent 
qualities  of  semi-bituminous  and  bituminous.  With  the  development  of  these 
coal  fields,  the  smelters,  steamships  and  other  operations  will  be  independent  of 
the  "outside"  for  fuel. 

Tin  is  destined  to  become  one  of  Alaska's  outputs  of  great  importance. 
Silver  is  mined  to  an  extent  that  figures  into  the  resources  of  the  country.  Anti- 
mony, gypsum,  sulphur,  cinnabar,  bismuth,  mica  and  graphite  are  counted  among 
the  products  which  are  now  undergoing  development.  There  are  several  pro- 
ducing oil  wells  and  the  development  of  petroleum  is  only  a  matter  of  time. 

Marble  is  quarried  in  Alaska  and  shipped  to  Puget  Sound  for  cutting  and 
polishing.  The  quality  of  Alaska  marble  can  be  seen  in  the  beautiful  interiors 
of  the  finest  buildings  of  Seattle,  San  Francisco  and  Tacoma. 

The  fisheries  of  Alaska  aggregate  an  annual  value  of  over  $10,000,000. 
The  annual  product  of  salmon  alone  has  averaged  in  excess  of  $8,000,000  for 
the  last  ten  years. 

The  preceding  paragraphs  show  what  the  country  is  worth  in  actual  dollars 
and  cents.  They  represent  a  condition  which  some  will  not  believe,  and  a  con- 
dition which  some  of  those  who  do  believe  would  not  care  to  see  if  they  were  to 
endure  the  necessary  alleged  "hardships  of  the  frozen  trails." 

Tales  of  Alaska  are  too  often  set  in  a  "local  color"  of  mud  huts  and  log 
cabins,  and  are  too  often  surrounded  with  an  atmosphere  of  sourdough  and  bad 


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coffee.  Such  conditions  existed,  as  once  existed  the  scalping  Indians  where  the 
city  of  New  York  now  stands.  Things  have  changed  in  Alaska  at  a  more 
rapid  pace  than  the  pages  of  history  have  ever  recorded.  It  is  not  so,  however, 
that  the  picturesqueness  and  beauty  of  this  wonderful  country  are  being  sacrificed 
on  the  altar  of  civilization  and  advancement. 

There  is  no  more  beautiful  country  in  the  world  than  Alaska;  and  this 
fact  is  making  itself  most  apparent  in  the  annually  increasing  travel  of  tourists 
from  all  parts  of  the  world,  and  the  unusually  beautiful  printed  matter  gotten 
out  by  the  transportation  lines  and  railroad  companies.  Stupendously  grand  are 
the  mountain  peaks,  which  rear  their  rocky  heights  to  the  ethereal  blue  of  the 
matchless  skies. 

Great  glaciers  recede,  tier  on  tier,  from  the  water's  edge  until  the  distance 
draws  the  veil  before  them  which  harmonizes  the  great  vast  blue  fields  of  ice 
with  the  blue  canopy  above. 

Cascades,  fed  from  the  melting  snows,  dash  over  the  rocks  and  piccipitous 
cliffs;  and,  contrasted  with  the  snow  and  glaciers,  green  meadows  and  wooded 
hillsides  offer  a  variety  to  the  eye  well  within  the  range  of  a  single  glance. 

As  in  the  Swiss  Alps,  a  country  that  has  become  famous  from  the  fact 
that  artists  have  gone  there  and  painted  the  pictures  that  have  spread  the  fame 
of  the  country  before  the  world,  so  is  it  with  Alaska.  Artists  are  painting  this 
beautiful  country;  and  its  fame,  too,  is  being  lain  before  the  world. 

There  is  no  frontier  in  the  world  that  can  boast  of  a  more  rapid  advance- 
ment than  that  of  which  this  country  of  Alaska  boasts. 

There  are  other  people  in  Alaska  than  the  "rough  and  homeless  miner." 
Refinement  pervades  the  modern  homes  in  every  town  in  the  territory.  Children 
are  raised  in  the  social  and  educational  environment  the  same  as  that  to  be  found 
in  any  of  our  localities  on  the  "outside"  where  the  institution  of  public  schools 
is  at  hand. 

Beautiful  homes  are  in  the  most  remote  sections  of  the  country,  and  prob- 
ably no  more  forceful  illustration  of  the  public  safety  can  be  cited  than  that  the 
mail  carrier  takes  safely  in  the  registered  mail  in  the  winter,  over  the  trail  from 
Fairbanks  to  Valdez,  gold  which  frequently  amounts  to  over  $  1 00,000  in  a 
single  trip. 


VANCOUVER 


BRITISH  COLUMBIA 


THE  TERMINAL  CITY 


"The  Key-Stone  of  the 
Greatest  Commercial 
Arch  Ever  Erected." 


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Capt.  Geo.  Vancouver,  who  explored  the  Pacific  Northwest  coast  from 
1  792  to  1  795,  left  an  indelible  imprint  of  his  notable  voyage  in  the  form  of 
geographical  nomenclature  on  all  the  principal  bays,  harbors,  islands  and  moun- 
tains of  this  great  coast  line.  Very  rarely  in  the  history  of  the  world  is  it  found 
that  the  names  given  by  the  early  explorers  to  so  many  places  are  kept  intact 
in  the  years  following  their  first  discovery  and  naming. 

Vancouver  was  without  doubt  the  greatest  and  most  thorough  of  the  Eng- 
lish explorers  who  visited  this  coast,  and  it  is  but  simple  justice  that  the  metrop- 
olis of  British  Columbia,  Canada's  greatest  Maritime  Province,  should  be  named 
in  honor  of  this  intrepid  pathfinder,  of  the  then  unknown  waters  of  the  Pacific. 

The  date  of  Vancouver's  visit  to  the  site  of  the  present  city  is  not  known, 
but  it  is  a  self  evident  fact  that  he  must  have  visited  this  spot  on  account  of 
the  name  borne  by  Vancouver's  glorious  port  of  entry  and  harbor.  It  is  recorded 
that  Capt.  Vancouver  himself  called  this  beautiful  bay  Burrard  Inlet,  in  honor 
of  his  very  dear  friend,  Sir  Henry  Burrard-Neale. 

The  southern  side  of  the  business  portion  of  the  city  of  Vancouver  has  its 
harbor  known  as  False  Creek.  This  was  also  named  by  Vancouver  on  account 
of  an  attempted  entry,  and  the  finding  of  an  insufficient  depth  of  water. 

The  city  of  Vancouver  is  today  the  metropolis  of  the  Canadian  West,  and 
one  of  the  chief  cities  of  the  Pacific  Northwest.  It  is  the  commercial  and  in- 
dustrial center  of  British  Columbia,  which,  in  itself,  is  the  largest  Province  in 
the  Dominion  of  Canada. 

Vancouver  is  a  city  of  very  recent  growth  and  development.  Twenty-five 
years  ago  it  was  a  little  known  struggling  fishing  hamlet, — merely  a  collection 
of  huts,  with  less  than  five  hundred  inhabitants,  with  no  hope  for  the  future,  and 
with  its  few  industries  gradually  drifting  away.  The  site  of  the  city,  however, 
appealed  to  certain  farsighted  business  men  who  were  behind  the  Canadian  Pa- 
cific Railway  project,  and  with  the  announcement  that  Vancouver  would  be  the 
terminal  of  this  great  trans-continental  artery  of  trade  came  an  influx  of  new 
residents,  and  in  1  886  Vancouver  was  incorporated  as  a  city. 


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Crcnville  St.,   locking  north   to   C.  P.  R.   Depot. 

It  would  be  an  injustice  to  the  memory  of  the  noble  band  of  pioneers,  than 
whom  the  pages  of  history  present  no  finer  type  of  bravery,  endurance,  probity, 
enterprise  and  physical  manhood,  to  pass  lightly  by  their  efforts  in  exploring  and 
settling  all  that  region  around  the  present  city  of  Vancouver,  which  looks  to  the 
city  as  its  commercial  capitol.  However,  the  object  of  this  article  is  not  to 
write  history,  but  to  tell  the  glorious  conditions  of  the  present  and  to  lay  before 
the  investor,  the  homeseeker,  the  tourist  and  the  sportsman  what  Vancouver  offers 
in  their  respective  lines,  and  to  point  out  to  those  who  are  not  acquainted  with 
her  future  possibilities  just  what  comon  sense  dictates  that  these  possibilities  can- 
not fail  to  be. 

The  year  of  the  incorporation  of  the  city  saw  its  total  destruction  by  fire. 
Two  buildings,  neither  of  any  particular  importance,  were  all  that  were  Isft  in 
the  little  town,  and  Vancouver's  population  of  2,000  people,  undeterred  by  such 
a  disaster,  began  rebuilding  the  town  on  broader  lines,  and  planning  for  a  city. 

It  is  indeed  fortunate  for  the  city  that  the  men  who  planned  the  earlier 
days  seemed  to  have  grasped  a  conception  of  the  possibilities  and  destiny  of 
the  new  town.  They  planned  for  a  metropolis  and  undertook  work  which  men 
of  less  intelligent  faith  than  they  had  would  have  regarded  as  inexcusable  ex- 
travagance. The  result,  however,  has  justified  their  faith,  and  today  the  problem 
constantly  presented  to  the  civic  authorities  is  to  keep  pace  with  the  rapidly  grow- 


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ing  demands  of  the  population.  Today  one  can  see  the  transformation  of  wild 
lands  into  city  streets  and  squares  in  progress,  and  within  one  or  two  blocks  of 
streets  having  car  lines,  pavements  and  permanent  walks,  elementary  work  is 
being  done  in  the  way  of  blasting  stumps,  and  rough-grading  streets,  on  property 
which  has  been  purchased  by  home-builders  at  prices  that  would  have  been 
thought  exorbitant  for  residential  property  close-in  less  than  ten  years  ago. 

It  was  with  the  advent  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  into  Vancouver 
in  1887,  a  year  after  the  city's  incorporation,  that  the  great  possibilities  of  the 
place  began  to  loom  up  big  and  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  world.  With  every 
passing  year  a  larger  population  and  an  increased  commercial  greatness  and 
importance  was  attained,  the  movement  gaining  momentum  until  today  the  record 
has  been  reached  of  a  gain  in  population  of  a  thousand  people  per  month.  The 
site  of  Vancouver  has  all  of  the  fundamental  elements  to  make  a  great  commercial 
and  industrial  center. 

Up  to  the  present  time  Burrard  Inlet  has  furnished,  and  will  continue  to 
furnish  for  many  years,  a  sufficient  harbor  for  Vancouver's  enormous  and  rapidly 


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One   of   Vancouver's  bantf  buildings. 

increasing  commerce.  Burrard  Inlet  itself  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  harbors 
in  the  world,  but  the  city  of  Vancouver  and  the  transportation  companies  entering 
it  are  now  planning  extensive  dredging  operations  in  False  Creek,  which,  when 
completed,  will  give  the  city  two  harbors,  and  a  water  frontage  to  be  matched 
only  by  that  of  the  city  of  New  York. 

This  city  lies  in  the  natural  path  of  the  world's  international  commerce, 
and,  aided  by  the  development  of  the  boundless  resources  of  the  surrounding 
country  and  the  indomitable  spirit  and  enterprise  of  its  citizens,  Vancouver  has 
rightly  won  a  high  place  among  the  cities  of  North  America.  She  has  been 
called  the  Liverpool  of  the  Pacific,  and  she  is  one  of  the  municipal  wonders  of 
the  Twentieth  Century. 

Vancouver's  marvelous  growth  has  been  so  rapid  that  it  has  not  been 
possible  for  the  municipality  to  construct  public  buildings  or  to  make  civic 
improvements  commensurate  with  this  great  increase  in  population.  It  is  a  fact, 
however,  that  no  city  in  the  Dominion  of  Canada  can  show  such  wonderful 
improvements  in  this  line. 

Although  the  city  is  only  a  little  over  twenty  years  old,  the  city  govern- 
ment has  expended  over  $7,000,000  in  streets,  sidewalks,  sewers,  water  works, 
schools  and  other  public  buildings,  in  addition  to  which  there  are  now  under 
construction  additions  and  improvements  to  these  public  utilities  amounting  to 
over  $3,000,000. 


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Before  going  into  details  regarding  Vancouver's  commercial  possibilities  it 
is  well  at  this  point  to  state  that  in  the  last  year  Vancouver's  custom-house  re- 
ceipts alone  amounted  to  almost  $4,000,000;  her  inland  revenue  collections 
amounted  to  about  $500,000,  and  her  bank  clearings  amounted  to  $200,000,000 
for  the  year  1 908,  showing  a  larger  increase  than  those  of  any  other  city  on 
the  American  continent. 

The  year  1909  finds  the  city  of  Vancouver  with  $72,000,000  worth  of 
assessable  property,  of  which  sum  over  $25,000,000  represents  improvements, 
and  she  has  a  population  at  the  present  time  of  over  1  00,000  people. 


Vancouver  Opera  House. 

Vancouver's  harbor  is  land-locked  and  sheltered  from  all  points,  roomy 
and  deep  enough  for  the  largest  vessels.  It  is  the  chief  Pacific  harbor  of  the 
Canadian  half-continent,  and  within  the  zone  of  the  greatest  commercial  activity, 
as  well  as  on  an  almost  direct  line  from  Liverpool,  through  Montreal  or  New 
York,  to  the  ports  of  China,  Japan,  and  other  Oriental  countries,  the  South  Sea 
Islands  and  Australia.  On  its  east  the  Fraser  Valley  forms  the  chief  land 
viaduct  to  interior  Canada  and  the  Atlantic. 

Many  great  natural  advantages  are  contributing  to  Vancouver's  growth, 
and  to  her  coming  commercial  supremacy  in  the  Canadian  Northwest.     One  of 


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Interior  vieju    of   the  Horse   5/ioju.     Second   largest  permanent   building   used  for   this   purpose 

in   America. 

the  chief  of  these  is  the  fact  that  geographically  she  has  the  nearest  deep  water 
harbor  to  the  Canadian  wheat  fields.  Her  harbor  is  not  only  the  nearest  at  the 
present  time,  but  it  is  also  a  fact  that  no  British  harbor  can  ever  be  constructed 
on  the  Pacific  Ocean  that  will  be  as  convenient  to  the  wheat  fields  of  Canada 
as  is  Burrard  Inlet.  The  value  of  this  feature  has  not  been  yet  fully  realized, 
and  up  to  the  present  time  very  little  Canadian  wheat  has  been  shipped  via  the 
Pacific  ocean.  This,  however,  will  cease  to  be  the  case  immediately,  and  the 
Alberta  crops,  and  a  great  proportion  of  that  of  Saskatchewan  will  find  a 
natural  outlet  to  the  Orient  through  the  port  of  Vancouver.  Another  great 
natural  advantage  is  the  fact  that  Vancouver's  harbor  is  free  from  ice  at  all 
seasons  of  the  year,  which  is  not  the  case  with  other  large  harbors  further  north 
on  the  Canadian  coast  line.  This  alone  gives  Vancouver  supremacy  over  all 
other  Canadian  ports,  except  those  of  the  extreme  East,  on  the  Atlantic  ocean. 
These  Atlantic  ports  are  not  to  be  considered  in  the  transportation  of  the  ouput 
of  the  Canadian  wheat  fields  because  the  rail-haul  to  them  is  so  much  greater 
and  so  much  more  costly  than  to  Vancouver  that  any  advantage  they  may  enjoy 
in  respect  to  distance  by  sea  is  more  than  counterbalanced  by  the  water  facilities 
enjoyed  by  Vancouver. 

There  is  a  point  somewhere  between  Winnipeg,  Manitoba  and  the  Rocky 
Mountains  which  will  mark  the  line  dividing  the  flow  of  commerce  Eastward 
and  Westward.  It  is  not  possible  at  this  time  to  determine  that  point,  but  it 
is  believed  that  it  will  be  very  close  to  the  Eastern  border  of  the  Province  of 
Saskatchewan,  and  without  the  shadow  of  a  doubt  the  product  of  the  wheat 


142  VANCOUVER,  BRITISH  COLUMBIA 

fields,  the  mines,  and  the  fruit  lands,  as  well  as  the  cattle  ranches  from  that 
point  Westward,  will  flow  to  and  through  the  port  of  Vancouver.  The  result 
of  this  tremendous  increase  in  western  bound  tonnage  to  Vancouver  will  not 
consist  only  in  the  business  that  it  in  itself  will  create,  but  it  will  include  also  the 
advantages  derived  from  the  fact  that  freight  rates  east  from  Vancouver  will  be 
greatly  reduced  because  of  the  many  empty  cars  which  will  be  available  for 
transportation  in  that  direction. 


A    corner   in    Vancouver's    wholesale    district. 

In  the  matter  of  transportation  facilities  Vancouver  has  suffered  up  to  the 
present  time  just  as  have  her  sister  cities,  Seattle,  Tacoma  and  Portland  on  the 
other  side  of  the  American  border,  and  because  of  the  lack  of  empty  cars  her 
manufacturing  interests  have  not  increased  as  they  should.  Inability  to  make 
terms  with  the  railroad  companies  for  proper  freight  rates  has  made  it  impossible 
for  manufacturing  enterprises  in  Vancouver  to  compete  with  those  of  the  East 


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in  the  markets  of  the  Middle  West.  There  is  no  reason  why  Vancouver  should 
not  become  a  great  manufacturing  center.  The  raw  materials  for  manufacture 
in  every  line  are  at  her  door. 

In  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  city  there  are  many  undeveloped  water 
powers,  the  possible  production  from  which  is  enormous.  Already  some  of  these 
have  been  developed  and  there  is  now  available  30,000  electric  h.  p.  Other 
undertakings  are  in  progress,  which,  when  consummated,  will  multiply  this  sum 
many  times  over. 

Transportation  companies  are  not  blind  to  such  advantages  as  these.  Al- 
ready three  transcontinental  railway  lines  enter  the  city,  and  within  the  past 
few  months  the  Great  Northern  Railway  and  Northern  Pacific  Railway  have 
purchased  terminal  facilities  on  False  Creek,  Vancouver's  unimproved  harbor, 
at  a  cost  that  indicates  the  faith  these  companies  have  in  Vancouver's  future.  It 
must  also  be  remembered  that  these  terminal  facilities  are  worthless  without  the 
expenditure  of  enormous  sums  of  money  in  order  to  make  this  harbor  available 
to  deep-water  vessels. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  whose  terminal  has  been  Vancouver  for 
many  years,  is  building  a  second  line  from  the  prairies  through  Yellowhead 
Pass  to  connect  with  its  main  line  and  thus  into  Vancouver.  The  Canadian 
Northern  is  also  building  a  line  through  Yellowhead  Pass,  thence  south  into 
Vancouver.  The  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  will  build  a  branch  from  its  main  line 
at  a  point  some  miles  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  south  into  Vancouver.  The 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway,  which  has  just  completed  its  trans- 
continental line  into  Seattle,  will  shortly  build  a  branch  north  to  Vancouver. 
The  Great  Northern  Railway  is  constructing  a  line  which  will  connect  the 
southern  portion  of  British  Columbia  with  the  city  of  Vancouver,  thereby  making 
available  to  it  the  commercial  interests  of  a  section  of  the  Province  which,  while 
it  is  geographically  adjacent  to  Vancouver,  is  yet,  through  lack  of  direct  trans- 
portation, in  effect,  hundreds  of  miles  distant  from  the  city.  The  most  recent 
plan  for  additional  railway  facilities  for  the  city  is  that  of  the  Chicago  North- 
western which  has  just  announced  its  plans  to  extend  its  main  line  from  its 
present  terminus  in  the  State  of  Wyoming  to  the  city  of  Seattle  with  a  branch 
running  north  to  Vancouver. 

One  has  but  to  take  into  account  the  topography  of  British  Columbia  to  see 
that  Vancouver  is  the  point  which  is  most  naturally  reached  by  following  the  line 
of  least  resistance  from  all  points  in  the  Rocky  Mountains  as  far  South  as  the 
boundary  line  of  the  United  States,  and  as  far  North  as  Yellowhead  Pass.  The 
gradients  to  Vancouver  are  less  difficult  than  to  any  other  Pacific  Coast  point,  and 
the  mileage  is  less.  For  example,  from  Edmonton,  which  is  the  most  northern 


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existing  focal  point  in  the  Canadian  wheat  fields  it  is  by  present  route  one  hundred 
and  twenty  miles  nearer  to  Vancouver  than  to  any  other  port,  not  excepting  Prince 
Rupert,  the  new  terminus  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  Railway.  This  advantage 
will  be  increased  by  an  addition  of  forty  miles  with  infinitely  better  grades  when 
the  new  route  already  referred  to  is  completed,  making  a  total  gain  of  one  hundred 
and  sixty  miles. 

It  will  appear,  therefore,  that  every  feature  to  be  noted  in  the  present-day 
development  of  the  world's  commerce  is  favorable  to  development  of  the  city  of 
Vancouver. 

The  awakening  of  the  Orient  from  the  slumber  of  the  ages,  which  has  been 
accomplished  by  twentieth-century  industrial  commercial  progress,  in  the  most 
remarkable  business  campaign  the  world  has  ever  seen ;  the  wonderful  development 
of  Western  Mexico;  the  building  of  the  Panama  Canal,  the  political  movement 
inside  the  British  Empire,  looking  to  closer  trade  and  transportation  relations 
among  the  members  of  the  Great  British  Confederation, — all  these  mean  much  to 
the  city  of  Vancouver. 

For  example,  if  .the  Imperial  idea  expressed  in  the  proposed  All-Red-Route 
should  ever  be  put  into  effect,  it  is  obvious  that  the  Pacific  port  for  this  route  on 
this  continent  would  be  Vancouver. 

No  section  of  the  Pacific  Northwest,  either  in  the  United  States  or  Canada, 
is  accomplishing  more  than  is  the  Province  of  British  Columbia  in  the  development 
of  her  natural  resources,  her  transportation  facilities  or  her  commercial  possibilities, 
and  Vancouver,  the  commercial  capitol  of  this  great  Province,  stands  to  win  in  the 
carrying  out  of  all  of  these  undertakings. 

While  the  primary  business  interests  of  the  city  of  Vancouver  have  been  in 
the  years  gone  by  lumber  manufacturing  and  salmon  canning,  yet  the  present  gen- 
eration has  seen  the  city  grow  to  be  a  distributing  commercial  center  which  twenty 
years  ago  was  undreamed  of,  as  a  potentiality.  Even  so  recently  as  ten  years  ago 
there  were  but  a  few  pioneer  wholesale  houses.  These  have  grown  in  such  a 
marvelous  way  as  to  make  Vancouver  at  the  present  time  the  third  commercial  city 
in  the  Dominion  of  Canada.  It  is  only  twenty-two  years  since  the  city  was  made 
a  port  of  entry,  at  which  time  there  existed  practically  no  wholesale  stores  in  the 
city.  Her  present  commercial  supremacy  in  the  Canadian  Northwest,  and  her 
truly  great  stores  and  warehouses  which  line  the  streets  of  her  wholesale  section 
today,  are  but  a  promise  of  the  conditions  which  the  next  few  years  will  bring 
about. 

The  fishing  industry  of  that  part  of  British  Columbia  lying  in  and  around 
the  immediate  vicinity  of  Vancouver,  and  tributary  to  her  business  and  financial 


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institutions  is  a  business  which  has  grown  constantly  since  the  coming  of  the  earliest 
European  settlers  to  the  Northwest  coast.  This  industry  has  not  reached  its  high- 
est stage  of  development,  but  today  Vancouver's  canneries  are  putting  out  over 
$10,000,000  of  canned  salmon  per  annum,  and  with  a  practically  inexhaustible 
supply,  the  only  limit  to  their  output  should  be  the  lack  of  markets,  a  contingency 
not  likely  to  arise. 


A    bit   of   Capilano   Canyon. 

Vancouver's  ideal  situation  in  regard  to  the  indispensable  advantages  neces- 
sary to  the  most  profitable  prosecution  of  lumber  manufacturing  has  already  made 
the  city  the  largest  center  of  the  lumber  industry  on  the  Canadian  Pacific  coast. 
Among  Vancouver's  mills  are  found  some  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  lumber 
manufacturing  plants  in  the  world,  ranging  in  capacity  from  10,000  to  250,000 
feet  per  day.  Her  shingle  industry,  a  branch  of  lumber  manufacturing,  boasts  of 


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one  of  the  largest  shingle  mills  in  the  world,  and  the  product  of  this  mill  is  con- 
sidered the  highest  grade  of  any  manufactured. 

It  would  be  a  difficult  matter  to  estimate  the  area  of  timber  lands  contiguous, 
to  the  city  of  Vancouver.  The  Provincial  Government  of  British  Columbia  has 
estimated  this  to  be  almost  300,000  square  miles.  The  lumber  cut,  at  the  present 
time,  is  approximately  600,000,000  feet  per  annum,  and  there  are  about  two 
hundred  mills  in  operation  throughout  the  Province  ranging  from  one-saw  portable 
affairs  to  large  plants  equipped  with  every  modern  saw  mill  device.  The  capital 
invested  in  this  industry  is  estimated  to  be  over  $20,000,000  with  a  monthly  pay- 
roll well  over  $1,500,000;  practically  all  of  which  finds  its  way  sooner  or  later 
into  the  banks,  stores  and  shops  of  Vancouver. 


English   Bay.     Vancouver's   great   sea-bathing    beach. 

In  every  direction  from  the  city  well-constructed  roads  lead  through  settled 
and  prosperous  farming  country,  as  well  as  along  the  coast  line  of  the  Gulf  of 
Georgia.  A  splendidly  equipped  and  managed  electric  car  service  covers  the  city 
fully  and  connects  it  with  suburban  points  on  the  Eraser  River,  notably  New 
Westminster  and  Steveson ;  the  latter  being  the  center  of  the  salmon  canning  indus- 
try on  the  Fraser  River.  For  a  hundred  miles  inland  along  the  Fraser  River  there 
are  hundreds  of  thousands  of  acres  of  exceedingly  fertile  lands,  capable  of  support- 
ing an  enormous  rural  population  in  comfort  and  prosperity. 

The  fruit  industry  on  these  lands  is  as  yet  in  its  infancy,  but  the  results  so  far 
secured  are  convincing  as  to  its  future  importance.  Ten  years  ago  the  entire 


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Province  of  British  Columbia  did  not  grow  a  sufficient  amount  of  fruit  to  supply 
the  city  of  Vancouver.  Today  over  1  00,000  acres  along  the  Fraser  Valley  is 
planted  in  orchards. 

Horse,  cattle,  sheep  and  hog-raising  are  carried  on  to  a  very  considerable 
extent,  and  the  steady  growth  in  these  lines  of  industry  has  been  so  great  as  to  con- 
vince the  investigator  that  this  will  eventually  be  one  of  the  great  sources  of 
revenue  to  the  section  of  country  immediately  around  the  city  of  Vancouver  and 
tributary  thereto. 

Experts  have  given  as  their  opinion  that  the  low-lying  land  on  the  lower 
Fraser  River  furnishes  the  best  dairying  facilities  on  the  continent,  and  all  of  this 
land  which  is  necessarily  in  the  commercial  zone  of  the  city  of  Vancouver  pos- 
sesses the  elements  necessary  to  constitute  it  a  great  dairying  country,  the  products 
of  which  in  butter,  cheese  and  condensed  milk,  will  eventually  be  developed  to 
such  a  capacity  as  to  supply  not  only  the  whole  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  but  the 
Yukon  Territory  and  Alaska  as  well. 

It  would  be  a  mistake,  however,  to  suppose  that  the  city  of  Vancouver  is 
nothing  more  than  a  prosperous  business  town.  Its  location  and  site  make  it  an 
ideal  place  for  residential  purposes.  Its  busy  harbor  is  encircled  by  majestic 
mountains  with  snow  covered  peaks  on  which  are  trails  leading  to  altitudes  suf- 
ficient to  excite  the  interest  of  the  mountain  climber,  and  down  whose  sides  streams 
run  into  gorges  whose  terriffic  beauty  reminds  one  of  the  great  canyons  of  Arizona. 

An  hour's  ride  from  the  heart  of  the  business  section  of  the  city  in  any  direc- 
tion will  give  the  tourist  or  the  lover  of  nature  the  most  diversified  scenery  to  be 
found  near  any  large  city  on  the  American  continent.  Long  rolling  plateaus,  river 
lands  whose  fertility  is  unsurpassed,  snow  capped  mountains  in  every  direction, 
bathing  beaches,  primeval  forests,  parks,  boulevards, — all  these  the  city  of  Van- 
couver has  in  abundance. 


The    Vancouver  Club. 


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Within  a  few  miles  of  the  city  the  sportsman  will  find  a  greater  variety  of 
fish  and  game  than  in  any  other  part  of  North  America.  There  are,  indeed,  few 
regions  that  can  boast  of  so  great  a  variety  of  species,  whether  with  rifle  or  smooth- 
bore, or  with  rod,  there  is  almost  a  bewildering  choice.  Grizzly  bear,  black  bear, 
black  tail  deer,  goat,  caribou  and  big  horn  sheep  are  found  in  large  numbers. 
Grouse  and  vast  quantities  of  other  wild  fowl  from  swans  to  teal  abound  in  suit- 
able localities.  The  fishing  is  remarkably  good.  Rainbow  trout  are  numerous  in 
many  of  the  inland  waters.  Mountain  trout,  black-spotted  trout,  and  other  game 
fish  abound. 

Climatically  varied  conditions  prevail  the  section  of  country  immediately 
around  Vancouver.  The  purity  of  the  air,  its  freedom  from  malaria,  and  the 
almost  total  absence  of  the  extreme  heat  and  cold  are  well  known.  People  coming 
here  from  the  East  invariably  improve  in  health.  Insomnia  and  nervous  affections 
find  alleviation;  the  old  and  infirm  are  granted  a  new  lease  of  life,  and  children 
thrive  as  in  few  other  parts  of  the  world. 

The  city  of  Vancouver  possesses  many  fine  public  buildings,  business  blocks 
and  private  residences,  and  new  structures  are  being  continually  added.  The 
churches,  schools,  libraries,  hotels  and  clubs  are  quite  equal  to  buildings  of  similar 
class  in  the  older  cities  of  the  East  and  give  one  the  impression  of  solidity  and  per- 
manency. The  year  1  909  showed  that  the  city  of  Vancouver  was  the  second  city 
on  the  Dominion  of  Canada  in  the  amount  and  number  of  building  permits,  To- 
ronto being  her  only  leader. 

The  value  of  the  building  permits  issued  by  the  municipal  authorities  runs 
into  millions  annually.  Many  of  these  permits  are  for  residences  for  individual 
holders  of  building  sites,  for  Vancouver,  like  most  of  the  cities  on  the  Western 
coast,  has  always  been  a  city  of  home-owners.  The  city  limits  cover  a  large  area, 
and  this  has  enabled  men  of  moderate  means  to  purchase  building  sites  at  a  small 
price  and  build  within  the  city  limits,  thus  enjoying  all  of  the  privileges  of  city  life, 
including  well-paved  streets,  water,  electric  lights,  telephones,  etc. 

With  an  unchanging  balminess  of  climate,  unsurpassed  beauty  of  surround- 
ings, a  variety  of  amusements,  and  exceptional  chances  for  money  making,  Van- 
couver is  undeniably  an  ideal  place  of  residence,  and  this  fact  has  been  one  of  the 
chief  reasons  for  her  rapid  growth. 

Amusement  and  recreation  possibilities  are  conspicuous.  Yachting,  sea 
bathing,  motoring,  shooting,  fishing,  etc.,  etc.,  under  the  best  conditions  obtainable 
in  the  world,  are  enjoyed  here.  In  the  Vancouver  Yacht  Club  there  are  about 
one  hundred  pleasure  craft  representing  an  expenditure  of  considerably  more  than 
$150,000. 


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Vancouver's  public  school  system  is  second  to  none.  The  total  value  ot 
school  property  in  the  city  approximates  $2,000,000  and  Vancouver  has  more 
schools  and  teachers,  and  more  scholars  to  instruct  than  any  other  Canadian  city, 
in  proportion  to  her  population. 

The  carrying  out  of  a  magnificent  system  of  parks  and  boulevards  in  the 
city  of  Vancouver,  is  to  a  certain  extent,  one  of  the  city's  greatest  future  possibili- 
ties. The  basis  for  this  great  civic  improvement  is,  howeevr,  already  an  existing 
fact.  Stanley  Park,  located  at  the  entrance  to  Vancouver's  harbor  and  covering 
a  thousand  acres  of  hill-side  and  sea-beach,  is  without  question  one  of  the  finest 
municipal  parks  in  the  world.  The  size  of  its  trees  and  its  luxuriant,  almost  tropi- 
cal vegetation,  is  the  marvel  of  all  beholders. 

In  Stanley  Park  nature  has  needed  very  little  assistance  in  the  making  of  a 
civic  beauty  spot  and  landscape  gardening  has  not  been  necessary.  Magnificent 
driveways,  long  vistas  of  shaded  paths,  beaches  where  the  waters  of  the  Gulf  of 
Georgia  roll  in  ceaseless  melody,  matchless  Douglass  firs  whose  ages  are  lost  in 
the  aeons  of  time, — all  of  these  natural  adjuncts  to  a  city's  breathing-spot  make 
Stanley  Park  the  pride  of  the  city  of  Vancouver. 

Vancouver,  in  short,  possesses  all  natural  requisites  for  a  great  city,  and  hei 
record  proves  that  she  does  not  lack  the  energy  necessary  for  the  building  of  it. 

Vancouver  has  not  heretofore  disappointed  her  friends,  neither  has  she  failed 
to  justify  their  present  confidence.  Her  continued  growth  and  prosperity  is  no 
more  in  doubt  than  is  the  progress  of  Canada  and  the  Pacific  Northwest.  Both 
are  inevitable. 


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HOTEL 
DUNSMUIR 


A  man  is  what  his  environment  makes  him;  good  food,  harmonious 
surroundings,  genuine  comfort  in  the  little  things  makes  directly  for  happi- 
ness and  health.  We  have  endeavored  to  meet  all  the  above  requirements. 

The  Hotel  Dunsmuir  was  opened  Nov.  1 8,  1 908.  Contains  200 
rooms  en  suite  and  bath.  We  are  running  both  American  and  European 
plan.  The  Hotel  is  but  a  minute's  walk  from  the  center  of  the  city  and 
is  within  a  block  of  the  principal  car  lines  and  postoffice. 

Once  stopping  with  us  we  feel  sure  you  will  return. 
Free  bus  meets  all  boats  and  trains. 


RATES:  European  $1.00  up. 
American  $2.50  up. 


D.  R.  LADD, 

Manager. 


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Htntoa 


ABBOTT    STREET,      VANCOUVER,   B.   G. 


A  PERFECT  HOTEL  FOR  PARTICULAR  PEOPLE 


jjHE  WINTERS  HOTEL  is  a  large  four  story  pressed  brick  build- 
ing on  the  corner  of  Abbott  and  Water  Streets,  especially  designed 
for  an  up-to-date  hotel,  with  120  light  ,airy  rooms,  with  running 
hot  and  cold  water,  many  with  Baths;  Phones  in  every  room;  open 
plumbing,  elevator,  steam  heat,  splendidly  furnished,  perfect  service,  beau- 
tiful dining  room,  competent  and  courteous  help,  sample  rooms,  pleasant 
parlors  and  corridors,  in  brief  the  Winters  Hotel  possesses 

EVERY  QUALITY  THAT  COUNTS  IN  A  PERFECT  HOTEL 

AND  CONFIDENTLY  INVITES  YOUR 

INSPECTION. 


RATES 

American   Plan $2.00  and  up 

European    Plan    $1 .00  and  up 


THE   HOTEL   BUS 
Meets    all    Trains    and    Boats 


E.  E.  KIRCHNER, 

Manager 


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HOTEL  DOMINION 

Abbot   St.,    Vancouver,    B.    C. 

Oae  hundred  and  fifty  bright  and  airy  rooms.  Furnished  up  to  date.  Large 
well  ventilated  dining  room  and  rotunda.  Our  exclusive  patronage  proves 
that  our  accommodation  and  service  is  satisfactory. 

Auto-Bus  to   and  from  Hotel.  Phone  981 

F.    BAYNES,    Prop. 


COMMERCIAL  HOTEL 

VANCOUVER,    B.   C. 

Mining,  Lumber  and  Commercial  Men's  Exchange. 
Large  Sample  and  Committee  Rooms. 

Terms:     American  Plan  $2.50  and  Upward 
European  Plan  $1.00  and  Upward 

IN   THE   HEART   OF   THE   CITY 


BLACKBURN  HOTEL 

VANCOUVER,  B.  C. 
A,  E.  BLACKBURN  Proprietor 

This  well  known  and  popular  hotel,  the  home  of  tourists  and  travelers, 

has  nice  comfortable  rooms  with  fine  dining  room  in  connection, 

BEST  ATTENTION  TO  COMFORT  OF  GUESTS 

RATES'       American  Plan,  per  day  $1,75  and  $2,00 

European  Plan,  per  day  ,75    to      2,00 


When  Visiting  Vancouver  Do  Not  Fail  to  Eat  at  the 

P.  O.  Lunch  &  Tea  Rooms 

508  GRANViLLE  ST.,  RIGHT  OPP.  OLD  POSTOFFICE 

We  can  appease  any  appetite  and  the  worst  after  effects  will  be  n,  calm 
digestion  and  a  contented  mind. 

ADA  KIMBER, Proprietress 


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GEO.  J.  DYKE 

Real  Estate,  Timber,  Etc. 


Acreage    and    business    properties    a    specialty. 
Resident  of  Vancouver  for  20  years. 
Vancouver  property  is  a  splendid  investment  to- 

day.     Do  not  lose  the  present  time  oppor- 

tunity. 
Inquiries  solicited. 


734  Hastings  St.   West,  Vancouver,   B.   C. 

Phone  4060  P.  O.  Box  625 

GEO.  A.  GORDON 

REAL     ESTATE 
AND     INSURANCE 

Cor.  Hastings  and  Howe  Vancouver,  B.  C. 


The  Vancouver  Information  and  Tourists  Association 

GRANVILLE  STREET,  VANCOUVER,  B.  C. 

Furnishes    Gratis    to     Tourists,  Investors    and  Homeseekers    Full    Information 

Concerning    Vancouver,  Its  Environs,  the  Province  of  British  Columbia 

and  the  Dominion  of  Canada. 

ELLIOTT     S.     ROWE,    SECRETARY     AND    MANAGER 

Seattle  Office:  Central  Building,  804  Third  Avenue 

SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 


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NORTH  VANCOUVER,  B.  C. 


The  city  of  North  Vancouver,  B.  C.,  was  incorporated  May  13,  1907. 
Lying  as  it  does  just  across  Burrard  Inlet  from  the  older  city  of  Vancouver, 
North  Vancouver  has  always  been  deemed  a  desirable  residence  district.  The 
city  lays  on  a  general  slope  upward  from  Burrard  Inlet  and  as  the  site  has  a 
southerly  aspect,  almost  all  of  its  residences  face  in  that  direction  and  give 
a  delightful  panorama  of  the  Inlet  and  the  city  of  Vancouver  just  opposite. 
Magnificent  snow-capped  mountains  a  few  miles  behind  the  city  add  greatly 
to  the  beauty  of  the  surroundings. 

At  the  present  time  North  Vancouver  has  a  population  of  about  5,000 
people  and  seems  to  be  at  the  commencement  of  an  era  of  unprecedented  pros- 
perity. The  two  cities  are  now  connected  by  a  splendid  ferry  service  owned 
by  the  city  of  North  Vancouver,  and  within  a  very  short  time  a  combined 
railway  and  traffic  bridge  will  be  completed  across  what  is  known  as  Second 
Narrows,  thereby  connecting  North  Vancouver  directly  with  her  sister  city 
across  the  Inlet. 

North  Vancouver  has  an  immense  water  frontage  with  the  deepest  water 
in  any  part  of  Burrard  Inlet,  than  which  there  is  no  finer  harbor  in  the  world. 
North  Vancouver  has  all  of  the  important  adjuncts  to  city  life,  including  a 
first  class  electric  light  plant,  a  splendid  water  system,  a  well  run  street  railway 
system,  a  telephone  system  which  is  connected  with  all  coast  cities,  banks,  hotels, 
schools,  churches,  clubs,  etc. 

The  city  has  spacious  thoroughfares,  a  fine  park  system  already  provided 
and  under  contemplation,  exclusive  of  the  horticultural  and  athletic  grounds, 
which  are  well  known  throughout  the  Canadian  Northwest. 

Conservative  business  men  recognize  that  North  Vancouver  is  destined  to 
play  a  very  important  part  as  an  industrial  and  commercial  center. 


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BRITISH  COLUMBIA 


Hotel  North  Vancouver 


P.    LARSON,    Proprietor 


Hotel    North     Vancouver 

Grand  Tourist  Resort 


EVERYTHING  MODERN  AND  STRICTLY  FIRST  CLASS, 

LIVERY  IN  CONNECTION  TELEPHONE  NO.  2 

RATES  $2.00  PER  DAY  AND  UPWARDS 


NORTH  VANCOUVER,  B.  C, 


BRITISH  COLUMBIA 


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Canyon  View  Hotel 


P.  LARSON,  Proprietor 

THE    FINEST   SUMMER   RESORT   ON   THE    PACIFIC   COAST,   OVER- 
LOOKING  THE  WONDERFUL  CAPILANO  CANYON. 


Canyon  View  Hotel 

ONLY  ONE  HOUR'S  WALK  FROM  THE  HOTEL  TO  CROWN 
AND  GROUSE  MOUNTAINS.  WHERE  THE  FINEST  FISH- 
ING AND  SHOOTING  IN  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  IS  TO  BE 
HAD. 

Bears,   Goats,   Wildcats   and   Panthers  are  plentiful   and  trout   weighing   from  8   ounces 
to    16   and    17    pounds    are    frequently   caught. 

Automobiles  and  Busses  meet  the   Vancouver  Ferry  every  hour. 
NORTH   VANCOUVER.  B.  C. 


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Palace  Hotel 

REDA    &    ANDRUS,    Proprietors 

The  Palace  Hotel 

THE  ONLY  HOTEL  IN  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  WITH  A 
ROOF  GARDEN 

Magnificent   Mountain    and   Water   Scenery.      Modern    and    Up-to-Date 

in  all  respects.      1  00  rooms  with  Hot  and  Cold  Running  Water. 

Single  or  en  suite. 

Electric  Lights,  Telephones,  Call  Bells, 
Prompt  and  Attentive  Service, 

RATES:      $2.00  per  day  and  upwards 

NORTH  VANCOUVER,   B.   C. 


NEW  WESTMINSTER,  B.  G. 

THE  CORNUCOPIA 
OF  CANADA 

By  CHAS.  H.  STUART-WADE,  F.  R.  G.  S. 

Secretary,  Board  of  Trade,  New  Westminster,  B.  C. 

Like  the  fabled  Phoenix  of  ancient  legends,  the  city  of  New  Westminster 
has  risen  again  from  the  ashes  which  on  September  11,  1 898,  covered  what 
had  been  the  previous  night  a  thickly  populated  commercial  center. 

That  night  $2,500,000  of  property,  covering  over  80  acres,  had  been 
destroyed;  yet  today  the  13,000  inhabitants  in  the  city  proper  justly  claim 
that  New  Westminster  has  no  superior  in  Western  Canada  as  an  industrial  and 
manufacturing  center,  or  an  ocean  shipping  port;  nor  any  equal  in  the  lumbering 
and  fishing  industries. 

The  municipalities  subsidiary  to  the  city  itself  cover  a  district  of  about 
5,000,000  acres.  At  least  1,000,000  acres  is  rich  agricultural  land  which 
produces  exceptionally  heavy  crops;  fruits  in  profusion,  and  of  such  quality  as 
to  excite  the  surprise  of  experts,  who  act  as  judges  for  the  annual  Royal  Agri- 
cultural Society  of  Great  Britain.  The  highest  prizes  have  been  won  by  the 
district  in  this  as  in  every  other  exhibition  to  which  specimens  have  been  sent  in 
Canada,  the  United  States  and  elsewhere. 

In  the  Delta  District  and  on  Lulu  Island  exceptional  crops  of  oats  and 
hay  have  been  grown,  and  heps  and  flax  are  very  profitably  raised  in  Chilliwack 
and  Agassiz  Districts. 


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Shipping    on    Fraser    River 

The  fruit  growing  district  of  the  lower  Fraser  Valley  ripens  peaches, 
nectarines,  apricots,  as  well  as  the  commoner  class  of  fruits  out  of  doors,  and 
the  horticulturist  has  no  fear  of  climatic  disturbances  such  as  compel  the  farmers 
of  Manitoba  and  Saskatchewa'n  to  protect  themselves  in  some  measure  by  the 
provisions  of  the  Government  "Hail  Insurance  Act." 

The  municipalities  of  Maple  Ridge,  Matasqui  and  Langley  are  greatly 
in  evidence  for  stock  raising  and  dairying,  and  all  of  these  contain  valuable 
fireclay  deposits.  The  municipality  of  Surrey  is  a  favored  district  easy  of 
access  for  the  settler,  tourist,  or  sportsman;  its  rich  alluvial  soil  producing 
enormous  crops  of  hay,  potatoes,  peas,  barley,  oats,  etc. ;  whilst  its  charming 
seaside  resorts,  and  a  magnificent  beach  on  the  south  coast  afford  much  pleasure. 

Mission  and  Dewdney  municipalities  are  probably  the  greatest  fruit  grow- 
ing districts,  anad  show  promise  of  equalling  the  famous  Okanogan  region  in 


Columbia   Avenue.     A    busy    street   in    the    heart    of    the    City 


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their  output.  In  the  Kent  municipality  are  large  lumber  mills  and  the  famous 
Harrison  Hot  Springs.  In  the  Coquitlan  municipality  lumbering  is  predominant. 
The  scenery  in  this  district  is  both  grand  and  beautiful.  The  Coquitlan  District 
also  furnishes  the  water  supply  of  the  city  of  New  Westminster  (drawn  from 
Coquitlan  Lake),  and  the  power  supply  from  Lake  Buntzen,  further  generating 
plants  being  operated  on  the  Stave  River,  and  at  several  other  points  whence 
an  almost  unlimited  water  power  can  be  operated.  Richmond  and  Barnaby 
municipalities  are  close  to  the  city,  and  are  almost  suburban  in  character,  and 
growing  rapidly.  Most  of  the  residents  own  the  land  upon  which  their  dwellings 
are  erected. 


A    Four-Master   in    New    Westminster's   Fresh    Water   Harbor 

TRANSPORTATION   FACILITIES: 

The  city  is  easily  accessible  from  all  these  municipalities,  for  the  great 
and  beautiful  Fraser  River  traverses  the  district  from  East  to  West,  so  that 
every  community  established  on  its  banks  is  daily  catered  to,  in  each  direction  by 
the  various  steamboat  companies.  On  the  North  side  of  the  river  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  line  provides  frequent  trains  for  every  town  and  village;  also 
crossing  to  the  South  side  at  Mission  City,  and  supplying  railway  communication 
with  Bellingham  and  Seattle.  The  Great  Northern  line  operates  directly  into 
the  city  itself,  crossing  the  Fraser  by  one  of  the  finest  bridges  in  the  world,  which 
has  a  total  length  of  1  1 ,985  feet,  and  cost  over  $1,000,000.  This  bridge  is 
regarded  as  an  engineering  masterpiece. 

South  of  the  Fraser  the  B.  C.  Electric  Railway  is  constructing  a  new  line 
traversing  the  entire  district  to  Chilliwack,  60  miles  distant,  grading  of  which 


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is  already  completed  through  the  municipalities  of  Surrey,  Langley  and  Matsqui. 
The  rails  are  being  laid,  and  within  a  few  months  Cloverdale  and  Langley  will 
have  regular  car  communication  with  New  Westminster.  Another  line  of  this 
company  running  on  the  North  arm  of  the  Fraser  River  is  completed,  and  a 
new  bridge  now  building  between  the  city  and  Lulu  Island  will  furnish  electric 
car  service  which  will  provide  accommodation — freight  and  passenger — for  the 


The    Great   Steel   Bridge    over   the   Fraser   River.     Length    11,985   feet 


factories,  elevators,  canneries,  and  other  industries  along  the  foreshore  of  the 
Fraser  River  main  channel  leading  to  the  great  magnificent  fresh  water  harbor 
of  New  Westminster  City.  By  rail,  steamboat,  electric  car,  and  by  means  of 
trunk  roads  the  entire  district  subsidiary  to  the  city  itself  is  already  opened  up, 
and  no  effort  or  expense  is  being  spared  in  extending  local  transportation  facilities. 
The  Canadian  Northern  and  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  lines  now  rapidly  approaching 
the  city  will  afford  alternative  routes  to  the  East  through  Alberta  and  Sas- 
katchewan. 


LUMBERING: 

New  Westminster  is  known  the  world  over  for  its  lumbering  industry, 
the  principal  plants  being  the  Brunette  Sawmill  Company,  and  the  Fraser  River 
Lumber  Company,  which  is  probably  the  largest  in  the  world  (343,000  feet 
having  been  cut  in  a  ten  hour  day). 


1.  Just  Caught.      2   Unloading   at   the   Cannery.      3.  British    Columbia   Canned 

Salmon.      Typical   Scenes   in    one   of   Nen>    Westminster's 

Greatest   Industries. 


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Typical    School    Building,    7Ven>    Westminster 

Among  the  varied  lumber  industries  of  New  Westminster  are  planing 
mills,  shingle  mills,  sash  and  door,  box  making,  and  wood  pipe  factories.  All 
of  which  are  either  in  the  city  or  located  so  close  to  it  as  to  be  included  in  the 
city's  industries. 

British  Columbia's  forest  area  is  estimated  at  about  285,000  square 
miles.  The  available  timber  from  the  Fraser  River  district  alone  is  over 
3,000,000,000  feet.  The  returns  for  1908  showed  that  the  mills  on  the 
Fraser  River  contiguous  to  the  city  cut  about  30,000,000  feet  of  lumber,  ex- 
clusive of  laths  and  shingles.  These  mills  employ  a  large  number  of  men  and 
in  one  mill  alone  there  are  over  1500  employes. 


FISHERIES: 

New  Westminster's  fishing  industry  is  almost  as  important  as  its  lumber 
business.  The  canneries  immediately  around  the  city  show  an  output  of  about 
one-third  the  entire  fish  canning  industry  of  British  Columbia.  Thousands  of 
men  are  employed  in  the  river  fishing  boats  as  well  as  in  the  canneries,  and  on 
the  Fraser  River  may  be  seen  large  steam  fishing  boats  which  tranship  directly 
on  New  Westminster's  wharves,  in  many  instances  within  a  few  yards  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  and  Great  Northern  Railways.  New  Westminster's  river 
front  is  civic  property,  and  many  desirable  sites  can  still  be  obtained  for  wharfage. 


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SHIPPING    FACILITIES: 

New  Westminster's  shipping  facilities  are  exceptionally  fine,  being  superior 
to  those  of  most  all  of  the  fresh  water  harbors  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  or  elsewhere. 
The  city  is  located  only  thirteen  miles  from  salt  water,  and  the  water  of  the 
Fraser  river  is  sufficiently  deep  to  accommodate  the  heaviest  ocean  going  steamers 
or  sailing  vessels.  Many  sea-going  crafts  load  directly  from  the  docks  at  the 
city's  front  and  it  is  an  ordinary  thing  to  see  eight  or  ten  steamers  and  four- 
masted  ships  in  port  at  the  same  time.  One  great  advantage  which  the  city  has 
over  other  ports  is  the  fact  that  her  harbor  is  a  fresh  water  harbor.  Ship 
owners  using  the  port  of  New  Westminster  save  both  time  and  money  as  a  result 
of  the  cleansing  action  of  the  river  which  speedily  removes  barnacles  and  other 
accumulations  adhering  to  vessels  after  prolonged  ocean  voyages.  New  West- 
minster is  the  only  port  on  the  Canadian  Pacific  coast  having  this  great  advantage. 
The  harbor  can  accommodate  any  fleet  of  the  mightiest  battleships  afloat  and  all 
the  wharves  have  60  feet  of  water,  while  the  minimum  depth  of  the  river  channel 
is  30  feet. 

THE  CITY  OF  NEW  WESTMINSTER: 

New  Westminster  is  variously  called  "The  Royal  City,"  the  "Evergreen 
City"  and  the  "City  of  Homes."  Pictures  fail  to  convey  an  idea  of  its  pic- 
turesque aspect,  and  words  are  inadequate  to  depict  the  changing  effect  of  light 


Public    Library    and    Private    Residences 


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Buildings    and    Grounds    of    the    Provincial    Exhibition 

and  shade  as  the  onlooker  beholds  the  city  from  the  opposite  shore — a  mile 
distant.  On  the  river  front  skirted  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  are  wharves, 
canneries,  factories,  mills;  the  city  market,  ship  building  yards  and  cold  storage 
warehouses;  higher  rises  Columbia  Street,  one  of  the  principal  business  thorough- 
fares of  the  city.  Here  are  found  the  splendid  Hotel  Russell,  which  cost 


Coquitlan   River,    Source    of   New    W 'eslminster 's    Water   Supply 


NEW  WESTMINSTER,  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  171 


$125,000,  the  opera  house,  public  library,  Government  offices,  city  hall,  post 
office  and  Customs  House,  and  among  other  churches  are  the  Protestant  and 
Roman  Catholic  cathedrals.  Further  to  the  East  is  Prospect  Park,  crowned  by 
tier  above  tier  of  handsome  residences,  many  of  which  stand  in  the  midst  of 
grounds  brightened  with  beautiful  flowers  and  shaded  by  magnificent  trees. 

South  of  the  city  is  picturesque  Sapperton,  which  is  connected  with  the 
city  by  an  electric  car  line.  On  the  hill  slope  is  a  beautifully  situated  hospital 
for  the  insane,  also  the  penitentiary  of  British  Columbia.  The  New  Westminster 
Brewery  and  a  distillery  are  prominent  features,  as  is  also  the  general  hospital 
and  the  high  school,  which  is  an  establishment  famous  throughout  the  Province. 
The  city  also  has  a  magnificent  Armory  large  enough  for  hundreds  of  militia 
to  drill  in. 


Industry  Building  and    Women's   Building,  Provincial  Exhibition 

Overlooking  the  river  is  Queen's  Park,  the  scene  of  many  a  mighty  struggle 
in  the  realm  of  sport,  for  the  sons  of  the  city  are  keen  athletes.  Here  foot  ball, 
base  ball  and  kindred  games  are  played,  and  here  many  a  doughty  team  has 
found  to  their  cost  that  the  sturdy  "Champions  of  the  World"  lacrosse  players, 
who  won  the  Minto  Challenge  Cup  in  1 908,  are  still  as  skillful  as  when 
they  crossed  the  continent  of  America  and  won  their  proud  distinction.  Here 
also  are  erected  three  magnificent  blocks  of  buildings  of  unique  design,  where 
in  the  months  of  September  or  October  of  each  year,  is  held  the  "Provincial 
Exhibition"  of  horticultural,  agricultural  and  industrial  exhibits,  $50,000  being 
the  average  amount  expended  in  prizes,  etc. 


172  NEW  WESTMINSTER,  BRITISH  COLUMBIA 

EDUCATION: 

There  are  three  colleges,  a  high  school  and  an  adequate  number  of  public 
schools.  The  Roman  Catholics  have  a  Divinity  Seminary,  boys  school  and 
convent  for  girls.  Columbia  College,  located  in  New  Westminster,  is  an  insti- 
tution whose  standing  is  quite  up  to  those  of  the  East. 

CLIMATE: 

The  climate  of  New  Westminster  is  reckoned  among  her  greatest  assets. 
Mild  and  balmy,  without  any  great  changes  in  temperature,  climatic  conditions 
here  are  perfect.  There  are  no  extremes  of  heat  or  cold  and  the  health  of 
the  residents  of  the  city  is  a  revelation  to  all  investigators.  The  agricultural 
facts  already  mentioned  are  doubtless  sufficient  evidence  as  to  the  magnificent 
climate. 


Queen's  Park — Wen>    Westminster's  Civic  Play   Ground 

ADVANTAGES    AND    OPPORTUNITIES: 

Civic  control  of  the  water  and  lighting  system,  as  well  as  the  river  frontage, 
with  cheap  electric  and  other  power,  an  excellent  system  of  fire  protection,  the 
purest  water,  reasonable  prices  for  land,  lumber,  brick  and  stone  suggest  to  the 
home-seeker  the  desirability  of  locating  in  this  city;  for  the  same  reason  the 
investor  can  find  no  better  or  more  profitable  district  in  Canada  for  investment 
or  permanent  settlement. 

THE    MANUFACTURER: 

The  manufacturer  has,  in  New  Westminster,  an  ideal  situation.  Water, 
fuel,  power,  transportation,  labor  and  reasonable  cost  of  land  and  material 
are  available  to  him.  With  the  opening  of  the  Oriental  trade  and  the  direct 


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steamship  facilities  to  the  Pacific  and  South  Sea  Islands,  Australia,  New  Zealand, 
etc.,  and  with  new  railway  transportation  facilities,  manufacturing  interests  in 
New  Westminster  will,  without  a  doubt,  be  largely  increased  within  the  next 
few  years.  There  is  also  a  certainty  that  the  thirty  or  forty  miles  of  river  front 
subsidiary  to  the  city  of  New  Westminster  will,  before  long,  be  occupied,  and 
the  land  covered  with  manufacturing  plants,  elevators,  and  grain  warehouses, 
ship  building  establishments,  iron  works  (three  are  already  in  operation),  pulp 
mills,  and  the  hundreds  of  other  industries  that  will  make  New  Westminster 
known  throughout  the  world  as  a  great  manufacturing  and  commercial  port. 


Along    the    Wharves,     Nerv    Westminster,    B.    C. 


P.  O.  BOX    573 


THE  WINDSOR 

P.  O.  BILODEAU,  Prop. 

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HOTEL   RUSSELL,    NEW   WESTMINSTER,  B.  G. 


VICTORIA,  BRITISH  COLUMBIA 


"Among  all  the  places  in  the  world,  and  I  have  seen  many  of 
them,  I  think  Victoria  stands  the  highest.  It  is  years  now  since  I 
have  been  able  to  stand  out  and  watch  the  sun  rise  in  October  without 
wearing  an  overcoat.  Yours  is  indeed  a  climate  beyond  compare." — 
Rudyard  Kipling. 

The  beautiful  city  of  Victoria,  the  capitol  of  British  Columbia,  is  ac- 
knowledged to  be  one  of  the  leading  tourist  and  health  resorts  of  the  Pacific 
Northwest,  and  is  interesting  to  all  tourists  who  visit  the  Pacific  Coast.  The 
city  is  a  hive  of  industry  and  offers  many  excellent  business  and  manufacturing 
opportunities.  It  has  a  population  of  nearly  40,000  and  occupies  an  ideal 
situation  at  the  extreme  southern  end  of  Vancouver  Island,  within  a  few  hours* 
sail  of  the  mainland  of  British  Columbia  and  of  the  United  States. 

The  scenic  panorama  as  the  traveler  approaches  this  queen  city  of  "the 
Farthest  West,"  is  one  never  to  be  forgotten.  The  eye  of  the  tourist,  enchanted, 
as  he  may  be,  with  the  marvelous  scenery  through  which  he  passes  along  the 
lines  of  railway  leading  to  Victoria,  always  rests  with  delight  upon  the  panorama 
of  emerald-like  ocean,  verdure-clad  isles  and  snow-capped  mountains,  spread 
beneath  a  canopy  of  azure  blue  sky,  fringed  with  fleecy  clouds,  as  the  steamer 
glides  noiselessly  towards  the  city. 

Victoria  has  a  climate  devoid  of  extremes  of  heat  and  cold,  and  much 
similar  to  that  of  the  south  of  England.  There  are  practically  but  two  seasons, 
spring  and  fall;  zero  weather,  sunstrokes  and  prostrations  from  the  heat  are 
afflictions  only  known  to  Victorians  through  newspaper  reports  from  other  parts 
of  the  world. 


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VICTORIA 
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Every  Particular 


MODERN 
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IN  CONNECTION 


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J.  D.  NORRISH,  Prop. 
Adjoining  Victoria  Theatre  DOUGLAS  STREET 

VICTORIA,  B.  G. 


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THE  BALMORAL  HOTEL 

DOUGLAS   STREET  VICTORIA,  B.  C. 

MBS.  J.    6.    WHITE,   PROPRIETRESS 

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due  to  the  fact  that  the  Yukon  Gold  Company  obtained  possession  of  a  large 
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installation  of  an  enormous  plant.  This  year  a  fifty-five  mile  ditch  has  been 
constructed  for  the  purpose  of  hydraulicking  the  hillsides  of  the  creeks  named, 
and,  later,  of  any  others  to  the  water.  During  this  construction,  little  or  no 
work  has  been  done.  Some  dredging  has  been  undertaken  with  the  view  of 
dredging  the  creek  bottoms  before  the  operation  of  hydraulicking  commences. 
Eight  dredges  will  be  in  full  swing  during  the  proper  season  from  this  time  on. 

The  falling  off  in  the  output  of  the  Klondike  has  been  due  chiefly  to  the 
reason  above  referred  to.  After  the  ditch  is  settled  and  capable  of  carrying 
water  to  its  full  capacity,  the  output  of  the  Yukon  will  mount  to  large  figures. 

But,  outside  of  the  creeks  named,  there  is  an  enormous  extent  of  dredging 
ground  in  the  Yukon  Territory  which  is  just  beginning  to  be  exploited. 

The  regions  in  which  dredging  operations  can  be  carried  on  in  the  Yukon 
Territory  are  numerous.  This  industry  is  only  in  its  infancy,  but  sufficiently  ad- 
vanced to  show  the  favorable  character  of  the  country  for  working  in  this  way. 

The  experiments  of  last  season,  made  by  the  Detroit  Gold  Mining  Com- 
pany at  the  mouth  of  Bear  Creek  demonstrated  that  the  season  for  dredging  can 
be  extended  much  longer  than  was  at  first  thought  possible.  Last  season,  but 
for  a  break-down  in  power,  the  Bear  Creek  dredge  could  well  have  been  operated 
up  to  Christmas. 

The  Forty  Mile  country  affords  an  enormous  area  for  mining  operations. 
A  scheme  is  now  contemplated  by  which  an  electric  plant  will  be  installed  at 
the  Sourdough  coal  mine,  where  electricity  can  be  cheaply  generated  at  the 
mouth  of  the  coal  pit,  and  distributed  not  only  through  the  Forty  Miles  country 
but  for  power  at  Dawson  and  adjacent  creeks.  The  extent  of  the  dredgable 
ground  on  the  Forty  Mile  River  and  its  tributaries  is  large,  but  its  full  extent 
has  not  yet  been  determined.  The  region  in  the  vicinity  of  Dawson  on  the 
Klondike  and  its  tributaries,  Hunker,  Bonanza,  etc.,  is  well  supplied  with  dredges 
for  many  miles  from  Dawson.  The  Flat  Creek  country  and  stretches  of  the 


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Klondike  above  the  mouth  of  Hunker,  afford  splendid  fields  for  investigation 
for  dredging  purposes.  The  Stewart  River  country  is  being  opened  up  for 
this  industry. 

Dredging  experts  from  the  United  States  of  America,  who  have  been 
over  the  Yukon  Territory,  have  pronounced  it  the  finest  field  for  dredging  today 
known,  and  this  industry  is  one  which  undoubtedly  is  capable  of,  and  will  receive 
enormous  development  in  the  immediate  future. 

There  is,  in  addition  to  the  fields  already  pointed  out  for  dredging,  the 
practically  untouched  regions  of  the  Selwyn  River,  the  Liard  River,  including 
Sayea  Creek,  which  was  mined  in  a  small  way,  and  by  rockers  only,  many 
years  ago,  and  the  country  adjacent  to  Livingstone  Creek. 

In  addition  to  dredging,  there  is  always  accompanying  ground  fit  for  dredg- 
ing, higher  ground  which  affords  splendid  prospects  for  hydraulicking  operations. 

The  rock  mining  resources  of  the  Yukon  Territory  are  only  now  beginning 
to  be  carefully  investigated.  In  the  past,  placer  mining  afforded  so  much  easier 
returns  for  small  investment,  that  rock  mining  and  its  investigation  was  left  largely 
to  men  who  had  persistent  faith.  A  few  discoveries  which  have  recently  been 
made,  and  are  now  being  fully  tested,  may  demonstrate  that  these  men  had  a 
fully  justified  faith.  At  Conrad  City,  at  the  very  gateway  of  the  Yukon,  large 
mining  developments  are  going  on,  and  give  great  promise  of  a  large  mining 
industry. 

In  the  vicinity  of  White  Horse,  are  enormous  copper  areas,  which  have 
been  sufficiently  developed  to  establish  the  existence  of  magnificent  deposits.  The 
present  depression  in  copper  has  retarded  the  development  of  these  mines,  but 
with  the  return  of  good  times,  they  will  be  largely  worked. 

In  addition  to  the  resources  already  indicated,  the  prospecting  of  the 
country,  which  is  full  of  mineral  indications,  has  been  so  slight  as  to  make  it 
impossible  to  predicate  what  the  future  may  bring  forth. 

The  ordinary  idea  that  life  in  the  Yukon  Territory  is  a  dreadful  period  of 
suffering  from  extreme  cold,  will  not  long  continue  in  the  mind  of  anyone  who 
visits  that  region.  The  winter  is  cold,  but  exhiliarating,  and  comfort  is  quite 
easily  attainable,  even  in  severe  seasons.  Spring  and  summer  are  delightful. 
The  agricultural  possibilities  have  only  been  developed  to  a  slight  extent,  and 
will  not  be  developed,  except  as  incidental  to  mining  or  as  the  later  resource  of 
those  seeking  lands  after  the  better  agricultural  lands  of  Canada  are  more  fully 
occupied. 

For  the  laboring  man,  the  Yukon  Territory  is  a  desirable  resort  only  if  he 
is  capable  of  first-class  work  and  has  definite  employment.  For  such,  the  sum- 
mer work,  which  can  readily  be  obtained,  should  be  supplemented  by  provision 
for  employment  in  prospecting  for  himself  during  the  winter  months. 


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kinds  sold  on  Exposition  Grounds  at  Seattle  prices. 

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MINING  IN  THE  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON 

jBp  C.  E.  Bogardus. 

In  the  list  of  ore-producing  states,  the  Empire  State  of  the  Pacific  North- 
west does  not,  at  the  present  time,  take  her  place  in  the  front  rank.  Wash- 
ington is  not,  and  has  never  claimed  to  be,  a  high-grade  ore  state.  Her  mineral 
deposits  are  enormous  but  in  quality  they  are  surpassed  by  those  of  some  other 
western  sttaes.  Her  lack  of  production  up  to  the  present  time  has  not  been  for 
want  of  mineral  wealth,  but  rather  owing  to  the  inaccessibility  of  her  great 
mineral  deposits. 

The  mining  interests  of  the  state  have  suffered  materially, — primarily  from 
want  of  proper  transportation  facilities,  and  in  many  cases  poor  management 
combined  with  the  handicap  of  limited  funds  has  been  the  cause  of  failure  where 
conditions  were  otherwise  favorable  for  success. 

A  lack  of  proper  smelting  facilities  has  also  retarded  any  great  production. 
This  deficiency  is  being  rapidly  remedied,  however,  and  many  large  smelting 
plants  have  been  and  are  being  built  in  various  parts  of  the  state. 

As  a  producer,  however,  she  will  one  day  take  her  proper  place  in  the 
galaxy  of  states  whose  mines  furnish  a  great  percentage  of  the  wealth  of  the 
country. 

Gold  and  silver  are  so  closely  associated  in  the  ores  found  in  this  state  that 
they  will  be  considered  together,  as  they  usually  occur  in  combination.  They 
occur,  however,  in  separate  deposits  throughout  the  northern  half  of  the  state, 
where  they  are  quite  generally  distributed.  Gold  is  found  free  in  iron  sulphurets 
and  some  deposits  contain  a  little  telluride.  The  free  and  telluride  ores  will  be 
considered  separatly  under  the  districts  in  which  they  are  found. 

The  Mt.  Baker  mining  district,  north  of  Mt.  Baker,  Whatcom  County,  is 
a  free  gold  camp.  A  ten-stamp  mill  has  been  in  operation  here  until  its  recent 
destruction  by  fire,  and  every  effort  will  be  made  toward  replacing  it. 

In  the  Slate  Creek  district,  lying  east  of  the  summit  of  the  Cascades  ,is 
another  fe  ergold  camp  with  two  mills.  A  high-grade  ore  is  found  in  a  number 
of  the  claims  in  this  camp. 

The  Ruby  and  Thunder  Creek  districts,  lying  south  of  Slate  Creek,  on 
the  westren  side  of  the  Cascades,  are  rich  in  minerals.  The  deposits  here  are 
of  silver,  and  the  work  done  toward  developing  them  has  yielded  very  satisfac- 
tory results. 

Okanogan  County  lies  in  the  zone  of  a  rich  gold  belt,  the  deposits  of 
which  have  been  developed  to  some  extent.  The  completion  of  the  line  con- 
temeplated  by  the  Great  Northern,  from  Wenatchee  north  through  Loomis  and 
Oroville,  will  immediately  make  this  a  producing  district,  beside  opening  up  rich 
silver  belts  to  the  south.  There  is  a  mill  in  operation  in  the  Methow  district  in 
the  southern  part  of  this  county,  and  further  up,  on  the  Twisp  River  are  some 
good  gold  showings.  Ruby  and  antimonial  silver  are  both  found  in  the  Stehekin 
district  at  the  head  of  Lake  Chelan. 


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The  Northern  part  of  Ferry  County  is  heavily  mineralized,  Republic 
being  the  district's  leading  camp.  The  apparent  falling  off  in  the  prosperity 
of  this  camp  was  entirely  due  to  the  inadequate  management  of  the  work  and  the 
lavish  expenditure  of-money.  During  the  last  winter  a  large  body  of  high-grade 
telluride  gold  was  exposed,  and  as  a  result  the  camp  will  at  once  resume  oper- 
ations on  a  paying  basis. 

Lying  to  the  south  of  Republic  is  Keller,  a  free  gold  camp.  Immediately 
west  of  Keller  is  the  Nespelin  district,  where  a  high-grade  silver  ore  carrying  a 
good  gold  value  is  now  being  worked.  A  fine  ruby  silver  ore  has  been  uncov- 
ered, and  a  smelter  is  being  planned  to  take  care  of  the  output  of  the  mines. 

Gold  is  found  in  the  southern  part  of  Stevens  County,  and  Chewelah  is  a 
very  active  camp.  A  high-grade  silver  is  also  found  in  the  southwestern  part 
of  the  county. 

In  Kittitas  County  a  heavily  mineralized  section  is  found  between  the  lines 
of  the  Great  Northern  and  Northern  Pacific  railways.  Peshastin  district,  in 
this  county,  is  one  of  the  oldest  mining  camps  in  this  state.  A  twenty-stamp 
mill  and  a  cyanide  plant  located  here  have  produced  a  large  amount  of  bullion. 
A  flourishing  placer  camp  on  Swauk  Creek,  a  tributary  of  the  Yakima  River, 
has  produced  a  large  amount  of  gold  in  the  past.  Washington  can  lay  no  claims 
to  being  a  placer  producer,  although  some  work  has  been  done  in  the  past,  and  a 
little  fine  gold  taken  out  in  the  Columbia  Valley,  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

In  King  County,  on  the  east  slope,  are  several  good  gold  and  silver  dis- 
tricts extending  from  Snoqualmie  Pass  to  the  Great  Northern. 

Snohomish  County  is  very  rich  in  minerals,  the  Silver  Creek,  Sultan  Basin 
and  Silverton  districts  contain  valuable  deposits  of  both  gold  and  silver.  The 
silver  value  predominates,  and  occurs  mostly  as  argentiferous  grey  copper,  with 
some  galena. 

The  copper  ore  found  in  Washington  is  mostly  chalcopyrite,  or  copper 
pyrites,  there  being  a  little  bornite  or  peacock  copper.  It  is  found  in  a  great 
many  parts  of  the  state,  the  largest  and  probably  the  richest  belt  beginning  in 
about  the  center  of  Skagit  County,  at  Darrington,  where  there  is  a  large  district. 
Near  Silverton,  Snohomish  County,  are  more  large  bodies  of  concentrating  ore, 
the  Bonanza  Queen  being  the  most  highly  developed.  On  to  the  south,  with  a 
slight  eastern  trend,  is  a  continuous  copper  belt.  At  a  tributary  to  Index  is  a 
section  of  fine  bornite  ore.  A  few  miles  west  of  Index  is  a  fifty-ton  smelter 
erected  on  the  Bunker  Hill  property,  and  following  the  belt  into  King  County 
we  find  a  high-grade  district  extending  on  both  sides  of  the  range.  On  the 
Kittitas  side  some  bornite  and  glance  is  found,  besides  splendid  ledges  of  chalco- 
pyrites.  Between  the  northern  part  of  Lake  Chelan  and  the  range  is  another 
splendid  copper  section,  and  with  the  completion  of  the  railroad  up  Railroad 
Creek,  several  mines  will  become  regular  shippers.  Along  the  northern  part  of 
Ferry  and  Stevens  Counties  runs  a  producing  copper  belt  similar  to  the  copper 
belt  in  the  southern  part  of  British  Columbia.  The  smelter  at  Northport  han- 
dles the  ore.  Belcher  is  a  good  sized  camp,  where  there  are  a  number  of  splendid 
showings  with  the  ore  bodies  proven.  In  the  Mt.  Rainier  Forest  Reserve  are 
some  excellent  copper  showings.  Very  little  has  been  done  in  the  Olympics. 


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Not  far  from  Port  Angeles  a  company  is  developing  a  gold  and  silver  prop- 
erty. There  is  an  exceptionally  fine  copper  property  in  the  Olympics  back  of 
Port  Townsend,  where  development  has  been  diligently  carried  on  for  some  time. 
The  copper  is  native  and  shows  glance  and  bornite.  It  has  good  value  and  very 
large  ledges. 

Arsenical  iron  pyrites  is  found  in  large  bodies  in  a  great  many  districts  and 
is  usually  gold  bearing.  It  is  being  shipped  to  the  Everett  smelter  in  carload 
lots  of  ore  carrying  from  15  to  18  per  cent,  arsenic.  The  Apex  mine,  near 
Berlin,  on  the  Great  Northern,  carries  a  high  arsenic  value,  and  the  concen- 
trates from  Monte  Cristo  contain  a  large  amount  of  arsenic.  Goat  Lake  and 
other  mines  carry  more  or  less  arsenic  either  as  mispickel  or  realgar. 

Iron  deposits  are  numerous  and  many  are  high  grade.  As  there  has  been 
no  blast  furnace  for  handling  the  ore,  there  has  been  no  market,  hence  no  in- 
centive for  any  extensive  development.  It  will  not  be  long  before  the  Irondale 
plant  will  be  in  operation,  and  Puget  Sound  will  supply  the  entire  coast. 

The  State  of  Washington  is  undoubtedly  a  mining  territory  of  splendid  pos- 
sibilities. Many  other  metals  are  found  than  those  enumerated  in  the  fore- 
going article,  among  which  is  tungsten  (Spokane  and  Skagit  Counties)  ;  cinnibar 
in  Kittitas  County ;  zinc  and  nickel  in  Snohomish  County ;  tin  in  Spokane  County, 
and  some  antimony  in  both  King  and  Okanogan  Counties. 

There  are  various  deposits  of  lead  throughout  the  state,  and  this  metal 
occurs  as  galena  in  a  number  of  the  better-known  gold  and  silver  camps.  The 
best  lead  mines  in  the  state  are  in  the  Cascade  district,  Skagit  County. 

The  greatest  need  of  the  mining  industry  in  the  State  of  Washington  is 
transportation.  This  has  always  been  the  case  in  a  new  country,  and  in  this 
state  it  promises  to  be  speedily  remedied  by  the  building  of  branch  roads  from  the 
six  transcontinental  railway  systems  making  Seattle  their  terminus. 

The  magnificent  exhibit  which  the  State  of  Washington  is  making  at  the 
Exposition  has  convinced  those  who  are  familiar  with  this  great  industry  that  the 
State  of  Washington  will,  before  very  long,  take  its  place  as  one  of  the  best  ore- 
producing  states  in  the  country. 


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and  all  necessary  timber.  Do  not  fail  to  inspect  samples  of  our 
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Chinese  Village 

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This  most  healthful,  charming  and  select  residence  district  of 
Seattle.  Scenic  beauty  of  matchless  grandeur  and  sublimity. 
Readily  accessible  by  both  trolley  and  ferry.  Presents  the 
best  field  for  large  and  speedy  enhancement  of  values.  Large 
list  of  choice  "view  property"  in  that  locality.  Call  for  map, 
price  list  and  terms. 

MORRISON   &   ESHELM'AN 

1:08  Alaska  Building. 


FOWLER  &  SON 

REAL  ESTATE 
LOANS 

First  mortgages  for  sale 
and  money  loaned  on  city 
property  at  current  rates. 
Interest  collected  without 
charge. 

We  have  an  extensive  list 
of  Real  Estate  and  solicit  the 
selling  of  any  you  may  wish 
to  dispose  of. 

Entire  charge  of  property. 

Insurance  written  in  first 
class  companies. 

228  Bailey   Bldg.,  Seattle,  Wash. 


BUSINESS 
CHANCES 

If  you  want  a  Hotel,  Room- 
ing House  or  Apartment 
House  see  us  before  you  buy. 
We  will  save  you  money,  as 
we  are  Hotel  Specialists. 

J.  E.  Bishop  &  Co. 

310-11    Arcade    Bldg., 
Seattle,    Wash. 


200  THE   EXPOSITION   BEAUTIFUL 

F.  S.  DeWolfe,  Telephones  C.   F.    Whittlesey 

President.  Main  194  A.    E.    Hanford 

L.  S.  Booth,  Manager.  Independent    194  Examining    Counsel 

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Have  the  Oldest  and  Most  Reliable  Set  of  Abstract  BooJ(s  in  the  County. 
Haller  Building  118  Columbia  Street,  Seattle.  Washington 


STACY-  MCDONALD  Co. 

41  1    Peoples   Bank   Bldg., 
SEATTLE,  U.  S.  A. 

High  Class  Seattle  Investment  and  Residence  Property  Our  Exclusive  Line 


BLACK  LAND  COMPANY 


DEALERS    IN- 


FRUIT  AND  FARM   LANDS 

450-1-2  New  York  Block  Seattle,  Washington 

SAMUEL  COLLYER 

INVESTMENTS 

Makes  a  Specialty  of  322  Bailey  Building 

Farms  and  Timber  Lands  Seattle,  Washington 


THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL 


201 


Agents  for 
Packard  Shoes 
And  the 
Kingsbury  Hat 

*     * 


The  Men's  Shop,  Opposite  the  Arctic  Club,  Third  Ave. 


The 
Men's 
Shop 


We  Sell 

The  Best 

$1.00  Shirts 

On  Earth 

*    * 


We  Garry  a  Complete  Line  of 

Up-to-Date  Furnishings 

And  Hats  at  Moderate  Prices, 

We  Solicit  Your  Trade. 


THE  PIONEER  FUR  TRADERS  OF  THE  NORTHWEST 

ESTABLISHED    1886 

W.  H.   HAHLO  &  CO. 

MANUFACTURING    FURRIERS 

EXPORTERS    OF   ALASKA    FURS,    CURIOS,    ETC. 
THE   PLACE   TO    BUY   FUR   SETS,    COATS    AND   SKINS 

WE  CAN  SAVE  YOU  MONEY  CALL  AND  SEE  US 

PHONE:  MAIN  803  1203  FIRST  AVE.,  SEATTLE 


SHOES 


When  your  feet  become  tired  and  sore,  try  a  pair  of  our  Cushion  Sole  Shoes 

They  are  sweatless,  and  water,  cold,  heat  and  hurt  proof 

We  guarantee  Quality  and  Fit 

WASHINGTON  COMFORT  SHOE  CO. 
610  PIKE  STREET 


202 


THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL 


Willows,  Pompons  and  Aigrettes                                    Ostrich  Feathers  Remodeled 
made  from  Ladies'  own  material.                                                  in  nay  style. 

Only  Expert  in  Town 

MRS.    C.    MOLTMANN 

EXCLUSIVE  OSTRICH  FEATHER  WORKS 

For 

Curling1,  Cleaning1,  Dyeing  and  Repairing1 

We  Curl  Feathers  without                                                  401-402  Denny  Bldg-. 
Removing  Same  from  Hat.                                                   1408  Second  Ave.,  Seattle. 

Best  Workmanship  Guaranteed 

Phone  Main  3439 

MRS.  S.  H.  JONES 

fine  millinery 

905  PIKE  STREET                  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON 

Nelson's  Embroidery,  Plaiting 
and  Button  Works 

Braiding,    Cording   and 
Fancy   Stitching.     Design- 
ing and  Stamping.     Dress 
Plaiting,   any   style.     But- 
tons covered,  all  sizes  and 
styles.     Dress     Goods 
sponged.     Button  holes 
made. 

1201   First  Ave.                    Seattle 

Morehead  Millinery  Co. 

503  Union  St.        Seattle,  Wash. 
Exclusive  Millinery  Parlors. 

Distinctly  New  Things  in  Ladies' 
Head  Wear. 

We  design  hats  along 
lines    of   fashion    and 
can    modify    them    to 
suit  the  demand. 
PRICES    REASONABLE 

Merrill  & 
Montgomery 

CORSET 
MAKERS 

492  Arcade  Bldg. 
SEATTLE,   -    -    WASH. 

Ladies! 

For  Ready-to-Wear  Skirts  and 
Petticoats  go  to  the 

FROLICH  SKIRT  PARLORS 

Room  392  Arcade  Bldg.              Third  Floor 

Owing    to    our  location    we  sell    them 
25  per  cent  less  than  the  regular  prices. 

THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL  203 

Makers  of  Pianos  Refinished 

High-Grade  Violins  and  Repaired 

Matthews  &  Humphrey 

PIANO  TUNING 

2022  Westlake  Boulevard 
Phone  Main  8094  Seattle,  Washington 


GUS  MAIWALD 

Maker  and  Repairer  of  Band  Instruments 

Phone:  Main  4008                                                                            823  Pike  Street 
SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON 

PROF.  STEVENS'  NEW  METHOD 

Sole    Originator 
Dancing-    Guaranteed    in    4    Private    Lessons 

(Copyrighted) 

10  Teachers — Largest  School  in  the  West  Les- 
sons every  day  and  evening.  Classes  and  Assem- 
blies, Ladies  Free.  3  Adjoining  Halls,  4th  and  Pine, 
Upstairs.  Phones:  Main  3911,  Ind.  L  2232. 

A.  E.  GOLBURN,        ::::        LAPIDARY 

Designer  and  Cutter  of  Precious  Stones  and  Ornaments 

Awarded  gold  medal  at  Lewis  and  Clarke  Exposition,  Portland,  Ore. 
1021   Pike  Street  Seattle,  Washington 


ADAMS  &  BROOKS     B  ATP  NT  Rc9istercd  Attorney8 

625-626  Colman  Block     *       «'     tl    :     3      U.S.  and  Foreign  Patents 
Main  3407     A2045  EXPERTS  Mechanical  Engineers 

M.  F.  BARHAM  w..  T™0 19TM  h 

Wiring,    Bell     Work,    Private    Telephone, 

1^ \C\r\tm  ft Cir  Exchanges,  Annunciators,  Speaking  Tubes, 

v-4V-'1-ll-A  ctv^ivri  c:«t.,       ,      n»«     ~~A      tri^«.^:«ni     c..nni:»<. 


Fixtures,    Gas     and     Electrical     Supplies. 
1017  Pike  St.  Seattle,   Wash.         Main  4163.  Ind.  4677  Res.  East6331 


H.  A.  SCHROEDER 

Real  Estate,  Insurance,  Mortgage  Loans  and  Rental  Agency 

Will  take  full  charge  of  your  property 

315  Boston  Block  Seattle,  Washington 

CORRESPONDENCE     SOLICITED 


204  THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL 

Main  5227  Who's  Your  Tailor? 

DAVID  WEIL,  the  Tailor 

We  Guarantee   Our  Work.  610  Third  Ave.,  SEATTLE 

SUITS— Steam   Cleaned,    $1J5;     Dry  Cleaned,    $1.00.  Repairing 

Suits  Pressed,  50c.     Pants  Cleaned  and  Pressed,  25c 

GEO.  MEHOPOULOS 

TAILOR    SHOP 

14.3  BROADWAY  SEATTLE 


ALBERT   VALERIC  Phone:    Ind.   A  4652 

The  Madison  Gleaners 

Expert  Dyeing,  Cleaning.  Pressing  and  Repairing  of  Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's  Suits  a  Specialty 

710   Madison    Street,    between    7th   &    8th    Avenues,  SEATTLE,   WASH. 


Phones:      Main    3208.      Ind.    L  4707  We  Will  Call  for  and 

Deliver  the  Work 

Dry  and  Steam        liataiiant*    /7/MMM^IHIT       Pressing,  Dyeing 
Cleaning  IVHayama   tSOmPany  ^pairing 

MEN  AND  WOMEN'S  GARMENTS 

1022    Pike   Street,    SEATTLE 


French  Hand  Laundry 

CHAS.   I.  WARD,  Prop. 
Careful  Attention   Given  All  Work..    Promptness   Our  Motto. 

Satisfaction    Guaranteed 
Phone  Main  4292  SEATTLE,  WASH. 1414  Fifth  Avenue 

THE  PUGET  SOUND  RUBBER  CO. 

AGENTS  FIRESTONE  TIRES 

Employ  only  Factory  Experts  in  their  Repair  Department 

Ealfisss  1421  Broadway,  Seattle 

Phone  East  4014  Prompt  and  Careful  Attention  Given  All  Work 

Yenawine  &  Siebert 

Automobile  Supplies, Accessories  and  Repairs 

923  E.   Pike  St.,  Seattle,  Wash. 


Phone  Main  5693 


pastime  digar  Store 


LAMBERT  &  WEIR  00_  O.f      c       c         .      ^T     , 

Proprietors  825  Pike  St.,  Seattle,  Wash. 


THE    EXPOSITION    BEAUTIFUL  205 

Both  Phones 
435 


PIONEER 

PRINTING 

COMPANY 


CORNER  FOURTH 
AND  MARION 


SEATTLE  WASH. 


INDEX 


Official  Seal,  A.-Y.-P.  Exposition  4 

Official  Roster,  A.-Y.-P.  E.  Officers  5 

Pictures,  A.-Y.-P.  E.  Officers  6-8 

The   World-Wide    Significance   of    the    Alaska-Yukon-Pacific    Exposition; 

James  A.  Wood,  Director  of  Exploitation  7 

Map  and  Key  of  Exposition  Grounds  10 

Government  Exhibit  1  7 

The  Fair  That  Was  Ready,  by  Welford  Beaton,  Director  of  Publicity 19 

Architecture  and  the  Grounds  29 

A  Day  at  the  Exposition  35 

The  Pay  Streak  47 

Program  of  Special  Days  and  Events  49 

How  the  Exposition  Was  Advertised ..   59 

Seattle,  the  Wonder  City,  by  Leonard  Hall  65 

Guide  to  the  City  of  Seattle 97-107 

The  Arctic  Club   J  14-115 

The  M.  Robert  Guggenheim  Trophy  122 

Alaska,  by  Robert  D.  Jones 122 

Vancouver,   B.   C -129 

North  Vancouver,  B.  C 157 

New  Westminster,  B.  C,  by  C.  H.  Stuart-Wade,  F.  R.  G.  S 161 

Victoria,  B.  C 1  76 

Yukon   Territory 183 

Mining  in  the  State  of  Washington,  by  C.  E.  Bogardus 187 

Pay  Streak  Attractions,  A.-Y.-P.  E 195 


HOTEL   DIRECTORY 


SEATTLE    HOTELS. 


Butler    Hotel     .  98 

Butler    Hotel    Annex 100 

Knickerbocker    Hotel 102 

Kenneth    Hotel    116 

Ferguson    Hotel    113 

Henrietta    Hotel    113 

Beaumont,    The    Ill 

McNaught,    The    110 


Hotel    Charleston    Ill 

Hotel   Glencairn   110 

Hotel    Radium    113 

Hotel    Shirley    113 

Hotel  Tourist  and  Tourist  Baths 109 

Evcn-r,  The 113 

Lorena,   The   113 

Waldorf    Apartments    109 


Taxicab   Rates,   page    107. 


OUT-OF-TOWN    HOTELS. 


New  York 

Hotel     Breslia     119 

San   Francisco 

Hotel    Argonaut    118 

Hotel   St    Francis    ..  ....117 


Mt.   Clemens,    Mich. 
Colonial,    The   .. 


Tacoma 

Taccma,    The    121 

Hotel  Northern  121 

Spokane 

Pacific    Hotel    ..  ....120 


Banff,  Alberta,  Canada 
120  Hotel    Mt.    Royal 


.119 


BRITISH    COLUMBIA    HOTELS. 


Vancouver,  B.  C. 
Hotel     Dunsmuir 
Hotel    Winters    .... 
Hotel     Dominion    . 
Commercial    Hotel 
Blackburn    Hotel 


152 

153 

154 
154 
154 


Post   Office    Tea    Rooms 154 

New  Westminster,  B.  C. 

Hotel    Russell    174-175 

Windsor   Hotel   ..  ....173 


Victoria,  B.  C. 

Driard    Hotel    177 

Hotel    Imperial   177 

Hotel    Balmoral    178 

Hotel  Vernon   178 

Strand    Hotel    , 179 

North   Vancouver,   B.  C. 

Hotel    North    Vancouver 158 

Canyon    View    Hotel 159 

Palace    Hotel,    The ....160 


Vancouver  Information  and  Tourists'  Association,  page  155. 


INDEX  TO  GENERAL  ADVERTISING 


FINANCIAL 

Seattle    National    Bank I       W.   D.   Perkins  &  Co VI 

Security    Casualty    Co V       Booth- Whittlesey-Hanford    Abstract    Co. ..200 

REAL    ESTATE    AND  LAND    COMPANIES 

Bishop,    J.    E 199  Jeff,   James,   Fresno   Ranch 112 

Black,  W.  C.  &  Co 200  Morrison   &   Eshelman 199 

Collyer,    Sam'l    200  Robinson,    W.    W Ill 

Dyke,    Geo.    J 155  Schroeder,    H.    A 203 

Fowler    &    Son 199  Stacy-McDonald    Co 200 

Gordon,    Geo.    A 155  Yakima   Land   Co Ill 

Hanford    Irrigation    Co II 

TAILORS,   HABERDASHERS  AND    OUTFITTERS 

Everett,    E.    G.    &    Co 104       Men's    Shop    201 

Mocre,    M.    A.    &    Co 184       Hahlo,  W.   H.   &  Co 201 

David,    Weil 204       Washington   Comfort   Shoe   Co 201 

PROFESSIONAL 

Adams    &    Brooks 203  Northwest    Detective    Service VI 

Barham,    M.    F 203  Stevens     Dancing    Academy 203 

Bogardus,    C.    E 192  Teague,    J.    C 182 

Colburn,    A.    E 203  Oregon   Trail,   A.  Y.   P.   MarcS 180 

Maiwald,    Gus    203  Strain   of   White    (Fiction) 180 

Matthews    &    Humphrey 203  Heart  cf   the   Red   Firs    (Fiction) 180 

Nowell,     F.     H 186 

CAFES  AND   RESTAURANTS 

Stokes     106       Golden   Sheaf   193 

Tannhaeuser   Cafe    193       Seattle    Dairy    193 

Coselaa  Cafe    193       Stevens    Buffet    193 

MILLINERY   AND    LADIES'   WEAR 

Frolich    Skirt    Parlors 202       Mailman,    Mrs.    C.    M 202 

Jones,   Mrs.  S.   H 202       Merrill    &   Montgomery 202 

Morehead    Millinery    Co 202       Nelson,   J.    E 202 

INFORMATION  BUREAUS 
Vancouver   Inf.   and   Tourists'   Ass'n 155       Peck-Judah   Co 198 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Alaska-Trokna    Mining    Co. 191  North   Coast   Engraving  Co. 198 

Anderson    Photo   Supply   Co 112  Pastime,  The  204 

Art    Engraving    Co. 190  Pioneer    Printing    Co 205 

Bonney-Watson    Co 190  Purcel!    Safe   Co 109 

Dixie   A.  Y.   P.   Souvenirs 181  Puget  Sound   Rubber  Co 204 

Trick,    W.    H 188  Remington    Typewriter    Co -.181 

French     Hand    Laundry 204  Seattle    Brewing   Co 190 

Katayama    Co 204  Seattle    Taxicab    Co 108 

Madison    Cleaners    204  Yenawine    &    Siebert 204 

Mehoupolis,  Geo 204  Zarembo  Mineral  Water 197 


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/  I  all  those  who  have  so  generously  contributed  to  the 
^^  publication  of  this  book.  Particularly  do  we  wish 
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and  other  officials  of  the  A.-Y.-P.  Exposition  for  their  un- 
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